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Bourgogne Pinot Noir
Service
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Cellaring
Optimal consumption: 2 to 5 years
Ageing potential: 7 years
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Tasting temperature
12/13°C (53-55°F)
Grape variety
Pinot Noir
Vineyard
Site: a dozen of various appellations especially rigorously selected by Joseph Drouhin are used for this wine.
History & tradition: the first plantings of Pinot Noir in Burgundy probably go back to 150 BC. This wine, made 100% with this famous grapes, is the archetype of Bourgogne Pinot Noir for Joseph Drouhin.
Soil: clay and limestone.

Tasting
by Véronique Boss-Drouhin
A wine full of charm: bright ruby colour and a nose rich with aromas of red fruit (raspberry, red currants, wild strawberry). On the palate, the wine is pleasant, fruity and refreshing, with light tannins and great elegance.
Vintage
2023 stands out as one of the hotest years in Burgundy, surpassing even 2022.
This vintage is marked by its generosity, both in quantity and quality, with consistent yields across all regions in Burgundy.
The wines offer flavours of ripe red and black berries.
The climate's generosity is evident in these Pinots Noirs.
They show excellent ripeness with smooth, long, and complex palates.
2023 is a vintage of high quality.
Winemaking
Supply: this wine comes from grapes and musts purchased from supply partners according to rigorous specifications.
Harvest: grapes harvested by hands in open-work crates. If necessary, a careful sorting is proceeded.
Vinification: total destemming. 1 to 2 weeks of maceration and fermentation. Indigenous yeasts or yeasting. Vertical or pneumatic pressing.
Ageing: remains mixed with 15 to 20% of new oak barrels.
The ageing lasts between 10 to 14 months.
Throughout the ageing process, decisions are taken only after careful tasting evaluation. The data obtained is completed through technical analysis. As with every other Joseph Drouhin wine, absolute priority is given to the true expression of terroir and character of the vintage.