Domaine Claude Dugat Bourgogne Rouge 2020
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This provides an exceptional entry point to the range, with a rich, voluptuous cherry fruit character and a dense, focused feel on the palate. Approachable now, this definitely has the substance for mid-term ageing. Produced from one hectare of vines, all of them located in the commune of Gevrey, three-quarters in Genevrières. In 2020 the harvest started on the 22nd August and finished before the end of the month out of a concern for the acidity. There was significant concentration of the fruit, and yield from some parcels was down by 40%.
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
The origin of perhaps the world’s very finest Pinot Noir, Côte de Nuits is the northern half of the Côte d'Or and includes the famous wine villages of Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée, Flagey-Echezeaux and Nuits-St-Georges.
Fine whites from Chardonnay are certainly found in the Côte de Nuits, but with much less frequency than top-performing reds made of Pinot noir. The little village of Nuits-St-Georges in its southern end gave the region its name: Côte de Nuits. The city of Dijon marks its northern border.