Winemaker Notes
The Marsannay Rouge "Boivin" from Domaine Joseph Roty is a single vineyard bottling from the upper slope in the village of Marsannay-la-Côte. Wine produced from Boivin is typically firmer with darker red and black fruit than most other Marsannay that are produced from vines downslope or on the plateau.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Here the wood is no longer subtle though it doesn't mask the spicy black cherry, raspberry, violet and violet scents. Once again there is good vibrancy and intensity to the beautifully well-detailed medium weight flavors that possess both fine punch and muscle, all wrapped in a delicious, firm and solidly persistent finish. This is pretty toasty and while it doesn't affect the overall quality it is stylistically particular.
Barrel Sample: 89-91
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.”
Perched up in the northernmost position in the Côte de Nuits, Marsannay is the only appellation village of Burgundy to produce classified wines of all three colors: red, white— and rosé. The official Rosé de Marsannay earned its high reputation in the early 1900s.
Its reds, made of Pinot Noir, burst with red and black fruit and are consistently long on the palate. Chardonnays from Marsannay are charming, floral and full of citrus fruit and mineral. Top Marsannay vineyards include Clos du Roy and Les Longeroies.