Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune 2021
Some vineyards have the power to attract by their appearance alone, and it is evident that the Hautes-Côtes fall into this category…
Origin
The Hautes-Côtes de Beaune region begins after Corgoloin with a depth of 5km, and extend southwards for almost 30km to the little village of Chassey-le Camp, close to Chagny. The soil types vary and the altitude ranges from 350 to 500m. Many of the little valleys are composed mostly of clay, which suits the Pinot Noir well.
Our wine comes from the Changes sector near Décize-Lès-Maranges.
Viticulture
Grape variety: pinot noir
Soils: lean, very calcareous and marly.
Orientation: South/South-East
Surface area under vine: 0.6686 ha
Pruning: Guyot system
Yield: 30 hL/ha
Average age of the vines: 42 years old.
Vinification
Harvest date: from 27 to 29 September 2021.
The grapes were sorted a first time in the vineyard and a second time on the sorting table when they arrived at the winery.
At the winery: the grapes were 100% destemmed but not crushed (they were left whole) and were gravity-fed into tanks. Maceration of 22 days including 4 days cold (12 ° C): Fermentation used indigenous yeasts only (no additives such as enzymes or tannins were used). 4 punchings of the cap.
Ageing
Maturation: aged on the lees for 8 months with no racking using a proportion of 34% new French oak barrels.
Barrels: French oak barrels that had been toasted at low temperatures for a long time for very delicate oaking.
Bottling
Bottling in July 2022, the wine was very gently filtered before being bottled using gravity.
Number of bottles: 6,626.
Vintage
A complex vintage!
It is both a winegrower and winemaker’s vintage ! 2021 will unfortunately be remembered quantity-wise for a long time by its disastrous frost early april. Direct consequence: this is probably one of the smallest vintages ever in Burgundy . It offers a very nice and subtle representation of each terroir and its expression, with fruity, freshness and great finesse wines.
Ageing potential: from 3 to 5 years.
Tasting notes
With a beautiful pale garnet color, this wine reveals intense aromas of raspberries and morello cherries, licorice but also spicy notes. On the palate, this wine is charming, greedy with a fresh finish.
