Ruchottes-Chambertin AOC Grand Cru 2021, Domaine Marchand-Grillot
Vineyard: Domaine Marchand-Grillot
Grower: Jacques Marchand and his son Stephen
Age of Vines: 40 years old
Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir
Village: Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte de Nuits
Region: Burgundy
Soil: Rocky and limestone
Production Methods: Highly restricted yields. Selection of the fruit, using partially whole grape bunches. Traditional vinification. No use of sulphur dioxide during fermentation. Left to soak at 8°C for 6 days and after that wild yeast is allowed to develop and ferment the wine. Spend 20 days in wooden vats at 30 °C with regular punching down of the caps and running over juice. 18 months aged in a single 285L barrel made from Troncais oak.
Special Features: Sixth Generation wine makers. Vineyard facing the rising sun. Traditional, sustainable viticulture. with no chemicals used. Hand harvests with selection in the field and on the sorting tables.
Country: France
Tasting Notes
Colour: Brilliant ruby red
Nose: Elegant nose with refined violets and strawberries.
Palate: Racy, a wine full of complexity, great structure, fruity with gooseberry, strawberry and blackberry notes as well as fruit pits and liquorice.
Length/Finish: Voluptuousness of texture and sweet spices.
Alcohol: 13.5%
Sulphites: Low
Bottle Closure: Natural
