Vosne-Romanée 2019
Vosne-Romanée is a mythical place. This modest village (in size) is home to
some of Burgundy’s most prestigious Grands Crus…
Origin
The village is located at the heart of the Côte de Nuits, between Vougeot and Nuits-Saint-Georges. The vines grow at an ideal altitude of approximately 250 metres and cover just over 150 ha.This cuvée is a blend of 2 parcels: "Les Vigneux", located in the northern part of the village, in the extension of the combe on a gentle slope and close to the Grand Cru Romanée-Saint-Vivant and "Les Jacquines", located in the south of the appellation, on the Nuits-Saint-Georges side. This parcel probably belonged to Mr. Jacquinot de Richemont, a member of parliament from Dijon, who we know was a large landowner in places close to "La Tâche".
Viticulture
Grape variety: pinot noir
Soils: limestone and marl scree.
Orientation: East, South-East.
Surface area under vine: 0.2683 ha
Pruning: Guyot system
Yield: 49 hL/ha
Average age of the vines: 45 years old.
Vinification
Harvest date: 19 September 2019.
The grapes were handpicked. They were sorted a first time in the vineyard and again on the sorting table when they arrived at the winery.
At the winery: the grapes were 50% destemmed but not crushed (they were left whole) and were gravity-fed into tanks. Maceration with 30% of whole bunches lasted a total of 21 days including 3 days of cold maceration (12°C). Fermentation used indigenous yeasts only (no additives such as enzymes or tannins were used). 4 punchings of the cap. Vinification without sulfur.
Ageing
Maturation: aged on the lees for 16 months with no racking using a proportion of 33% new French oak barrels.
Barrels: French oak barrels that had been toasted at a very low temperatures for a long time to impart a very subtle and delicate touch of oak to the wine.
Bottling
Bottling in March 2021, the wine was very gently filtered before being bottled using gravity.
Number of bottles: 1,777.
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: 7 years and more.
Tasting notes
Adorned with a beautiful ruby color, this wine reveals an expressive nose of small black fruits, violets, as well as notes of black pepper. On the palate, we discover a beautiful finesse, with a slightly structured structure and a very good length.
