Aloxe-Corton Vieilles Vignes (Red)

Origine

Two appellation parcels lie within the estate, both on the hillside at the entrance to the village of Aloxe-Corton. The first has 40-year old vines planted on a marly limestone subsoil, while the other has been cultivated since between 1942 and 1958 on a gravelly and porous clayey-limestone subsoil.

Vinification

Grapes are hand-picked and then conveyed to the winery in crates. Part of the harvest is stripped and poured into a vat, where it ferments for 18 days. The technique employed enables producing elegant and delicate wines. After pressing, fermentation is completed in vats before transport to the cellars for barrelling, where vinification will last 12-18 months. Two or three racking steps will be carried out in order to separate out the deposits forming at the barrel bottom during the various vinification phases. Prior to bottling, a last racking allows assembling the wine in preparation of the clarification step. Just one slight filtration is performed before bottling.

Notes de dégustation

This wine offers a ruby red colour with a powerful and highly complex bouquet composed of wild berries and vegetal aromas (blond tobacco, mousse). To the palate, this wine reveals strength, compactness, lots of body and yet considerable finesse. It is suitable for extensive ageing thanks to a perfect balance between tannins and fruit.

Mets d'accompagnements

To be reserved for stewed game, spicy dishes and well-aged cheeses.