Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru "Les Charmes" (Red)
La Côte de Nuits - Pinot noir
1er Cru
Durée de conservation
8 to 15 ans
Température de service
14° to 16°C
Origine
1.01 hectares of Chambolle Musigny, Les Charmes 1er Cru, planted in 1970. The vineyard slope, located at 270 metres altitude, is east-facing, with thin soil, close to the bedrock. Numerous fissures in the hard limestone allow the roots to delve down deep into the Jurassic subsoil.
Vinification
Harvested entirely by hand and sorted in the vineyards by the grape pickers. The grapes are transported in crates of 30 kg, which prevents the harvested grapes from being compressed. Upon arrival at the winery, the crates’ contents are emptied out onto a simple, stainless steel sorting table, to undergo a second sorting. The grapes are then destemmed and go into vats. Fermentation is temperature controlled (maximum 32°C) with the vats cooled by the use of a portable cooler if necessary, to prevent fermentation starting too quickly. A pumping-over operation is performed immediately to unify the contents of the vat.
When fermentation is halfway through, pumping-over operations are replaced by a single, non-mechanical cap punching operation per day, until the wine is ready to leave the vat and be pressed. It then goes into vat for 3-4 days, the time required to separate out the coarser lees, after which it is transferred into oak barrels by gravity, without pumping. The wine is racked using a manual vacuum pump once malo-lactic fermentation is complete. After 18 months' ageing, the blending of the barrels (33% new barrels) of the same appellation is carried out by racking the wines into a vat of the same appellation, where they will blend together. We bottle the wines on the property ourselves, without fining or filtration.
Notes de dégustation
A wine of great elegance and lovely complexity. It is bright ruby in colour %u200B%u200Bwith purple tints, releasing a array of red fruit and undergrowth aromas. The tannins are fine.
Mets d'accompagnements
Refined dishes, with flavours which are not too strong, will best set off this wine: roast pigeon, guinea fowl stew, tournedos chasseur, duck with truffles and all cheeses from Burgundy
Ageing potential
8-15 years
Serving temperature
14-16°C