Bourgogne Pinot Noir
Nature d'Ursulines 2019
This wine is made from selected plots, with no sulfur used during vinification to capture its true nature as closely as possible, with nothing added and nothing taken away.
This results in a natural, pure Burgundy, dense and elegant, its character underscored by a powerful structure with good volume. The unbridled expression of a free wine.
Origin
This wine has the noblest pedigree imaginable, coming as it does from the Côte de Nuits. The grapes were grown on Nuits-Saint-Georges village on the plot “Petit Chaillot” (GPS:47°07'23.8"N 4°56'41.6"E) which is located on the Premeaux-Prissey side, over the D974 road. The vine, selected by our vinicultarist come from a visual selection of the most robust vines of the parcel. It produces very small bunches of Pinot Noir grapes with very thick skins; a sign that the wine will have great concentration. In 2019, a plot of the commune of Chambolle-Musigny, located at the bottom of the village was added.
Viticulture
Grape variety: Pinot Noir
Soils: clay-limestone, very stony
Orientation: South-East
Surface area under vine: 1.76ha
Pruning: Guyot system
Yield: 42hL/ha
Average age of the vines: 60 years old
Vinification
Harvest date: 21 September 2019.
The grapes were handpicked and collected in 20-kg perforated crates. They 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 completely destemmed but not crushed and were gravity-fed into tanks. Maceration lasted a total of 18 days including 4 days of cold maceration (12°C). Fermentation used indigenous yeasts only. 3 punchings of the cap. Vinification without sulfur.
Ageing
Maturation: aged on the lees for 9 months with no racking using a proportion of 50% new French oak.
Barrels: French oak barrels that had been toasted at low temperatures for a long time for very delicate oaking.
Bottling
Bottling: in July 2020.
Number of bottle: 9,990.
Vintage
A legendary vintages?
According to Grégory Patriat, this second harvest at the Ursulines winery will go down as a legendary vintage just like 1969, 1979, 1999, 2009, and 2019, because the concentration in the wines is very high indeed. Years with drought and low yields are always great vintages in Burgundy. We had some new premier crus come online last year, with three in Chambolle-Musigny, one in Gevrey-Chambertin, and one in Nuits-Saint-Georges; Le Clos des Argillères. Furthermore, we revived our tradition of producing white wines in villages better known for their reds, with a white Fixin.
Ageing potential: from 3 to 8 years.
Tasting notes
With a beautiful dark ruby color, this wine reveals intense aromas of fresh red berries and pepper, as well as slightly vanilla notes in its youth. The palate is silky, suave with a very good length. The 2019 also provides a nice freshness on this wine.
