Remoissenet Beaune Marconnets Premier Cru 2019
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Aromas of black and red cherries, red plums. Structured and layered, with meaty tannins.
Pair with grilled lamb sausages; roasted chicken with herbs; or air-dried saucisson with black pepper.
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This domaine parcel delivered a remarkably grounded 2019, a wine that emphasizes its connection to sun-warmed limestone and clay with a profile that’s savory and grand. While the wine is lush and ripe, it isn’t about fruit. Powerful tannins seem to be the locus of all its flavor, carrying the gentle perfume of violets, scents of hibiscus and earthen spice. While the wine is delicious now, those tannins hold potential for greater things to come.
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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.”
While the city represents the epicenter of wine production in Burgundy, the term, “Beaune” also refers to the specific sub-appellation of the greater Côte de Beaune, whose vineyards climb up the pastoral slopes that border the city to its west. Originally founded as a Roman camp by Julius Caesar, the city of Beaune eventually became the seat of the dukes of Burgundy until the 13th century. Today it is home to top négociants such as Louis Jadot, Joseph Drouhin, Louis Latour, and Bouchard Père et Fils.
The appellation, dominated by Pinot Noir plantings, represents a lovely and charming place to begin to understand red Burgundy. Its sandy soils create light and supple, floral driven Pinot Noir. These wines are designed to be enjoyed within five to 10 years. The vineyards of Beaune span a broad swath of Premier Crus from Savigny-lès-Beaune to its border with Pommard.
Chardonnay acreage here has been increasing here in the more recent years.