Wine Overview
A blend of 3 different lieux-dits on the Nuits-St-Georges side of Vosne-Romanée, right underneath Réas, directly under the village itself and in the Hautes-Mazières. Hautes Mazières is the higher part of the blend. The wines of Vosne-Romanée are the most sought-after of the villages of the Cote de Nuits. Intense deep dark big wine with ripe red fruits, spice and charry oak notes. The youthful tannins provide a fine structure to amply counter the supple and thick fruit weight of the palate.
From all reports the 2009 reds from Burgundy are outstanding.
“The red wines are very appealing: the colours are good, the fruit to the fore and very ripe, the tannins are unaggressive and the net effect altogether seductive. Someone said to me a few decades ago that if I found a taste of mocha on the nose of a young Pinot Noir, this was a very promising sign for that wines' future. There is a lot of mocha in the 2009s. Another signature of a very fine vintage, which is prevalent in the 2009s, is the quality of the generic wines. If the Bourgogne Rouges are this good, the better wines must be really splendid. This is a vintage which should be in everyone's cellar.” Clive Coates MW
“Excellent, and very Consistent, Vintage of Opulence, Charm and Seduction. The average ’09 has that wonderful sense of “inner” concentration (as distinct from extraction) that only natural sap can bring. It is what you will see referred to in the tasting notes as ‘dry extract’ and that is always a positive sign of top quality. The most successful 2009s are wonderfully fresh, seductively opulent, elegant and refined burgundies that should be more than capable of successfully rewarding short-to-mid-term cellaring out to 20 years or so. There is also a tenderness to the wines that render them most beguiling. Moreover, the wines adhere quite closely to the appellation hierarchy though at the same time, many wines indeed transcend their respective levels, particularly at the lower levels. The other aspect of the better ‘09s is how fine the tannins are and this contributes to the seductive and charming character that so many of them exude.” Allen Meadows, Burghound.com
“2009 – Well it’s a bit early to be definitive but clearly it will be splendid! The question is not ‘good or bad?’, the question is ‘how good?” The Burgundy Report
“The sweet spot in 2009 is at the entry-level, where a great number of wines outperform their humble pedigrees…I tasted a number of terrific wines from some of Burgundy’s less well-known appellations this year. Best of all, these bottles should be available at fairly reasonable prices.” Antonio Galloni – erobertparker.com
Appellation d’origine Controlée : Vosne-Romanée
Category : Communal appelation appellation
Region :Côte de Nuits
Producing commune :Vosne-Romanée
Soil :Blend of 3 different plots on the Nuits-St-Georges side, right underneath Réas, directly under the village itself and in the Hautes-Mazières. Hautes Mazières is the higher part of the blend.
The soils are limestones mixed with clayey marls, the depth varus from 10 cm to 1m.
Colour and grape variety :Reds only, Pinot Noir
Vinification :
Harvested by hand
20% whole clusters
Small cold maceration
23 days of maceration with some pigeages and remontages
Ageing :
22 months of ageing in french oak barrel.
40% of new barrels from Allier and Jupille forests (long light and gentle toast).
One racking during the ageing.
No filtration and fining.
Bottled on the 29 of July 2011 on a fruit day.
All the ageing operations are carried out according to the lunar calendar.
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