AOC Savigny-Lés-Beaune
Harvest of the Domain Château de Meursault
CLIMAT
Names of the climats: Les Gollardes, Les Goudelettes
Operated vineyard surface: 3.57 ha
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Soil: clay-limestone and gravel
Exposure: South
Location: bottom of the hillside
VINIFICATION AND AGEING
Harvest: manual harvest followed by a manual sorting and an optical sorting of the grapes
Vinification: after destalking the grapes, the juice, skin and pulp are put into the vat for the cold maceration.
It lasts from 15 to 18 days. The alcoholic fermentation will follow, lasting from 5 to 6 days.
These steps may be punctuated by push-downs.
Ageing: in new oak barrels (30%), as well as in the oak barrels of one or two years, preceded by the pneumatic pressing with juice separation
Time of ageing: 15 months
Bottled at Château de Meursault
TASTING
The expressive nose reveals red fruit aromas followed by licorice. With age, it evolves frequently towards undergrowth´and animal notes. In the mouth, the silky tannins associated with fresh and fruity notes form
an elegant and wellstructured wine.
Service Temperature between 15° and 17°C
Cellaring potential from now to 5 years
Food & wine pairings: chicken, red meat
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