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Santenay Gravières
Premier Cru
Service
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Cellaring
Optimal consumption: 8 to 13 years
Ageing potential: 15 years
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Tasting temperature
16°C (61-62°F)
Grape variety
Pinot noir
Vineyard
Producing commune : Santenay.
Site: the vineyard is located at the esat of the village of Santenay, at the southern end of the Côte de Beaune.
History & tradition: the toponym derives from the Latin « grava » which gave « gravier » (gravels) and « gravière ».
Soil: clay and limestone.
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Tasting
by Véronique Boss-Drouhin
A wine with character, fruity with nice tannins. The Santenay Premier Cru Gravières offers an intense ruby colour. The nose is reminiscent of red berries (raspberry, strawberry, blackberry). The palate is rich, racy but silky and well-balanced. Nice fruity and spicy finish.
It is a wine for laying down that combines fullness and finesse.
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. In accordance with the terroir and the profile of the vintage, we do 2 to 3 weeks of fermentation and maceration in small open vats, marked by punching of the cap and pumping-over. The yeasts are indigenous (natural). Pressing in a vertical press. Separation of the ends of the presses based on tasting.
Ageing: in oak barrels including 20 to 25% of new barrels.
The ageing lasts between 14 to 16 months.
Origin of the wood: oak grown in French high forest.
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.