Chorey-Lès-Beaune
Les Beaumonts 2018
Located at the heart of the Côte de Beaune, the commune of Chorey-Lès-Beaune lies next to Savigny-Lès-Beaune and Aloxe-Corton. The wines here are predominately red.
Origin
Located near Beaune, Aloxe-Corton and Savigny-Lès-Beaune, Chorey-Lès-Beaune lies at the bottom of the slope. Though it has only recently gained recognition (1969), Chorey-Lès-Beaune is a unique appellation as 2/3 of its vines are planted on the flatlands. Located at the foot of the hill and above the national road. This climate is made up of 2 different plots.
It is certainly the difference in height between the parcels bearing this name and the village below on flat land, that is evoked in the second word of this place name: mont.
No doubt Beau is the qualifying adjective that highlights the quality of these parcels and of the wine produced on this slope!
Viticulture
Grape variety: pinot noir
Soils: red marls indicating the presence of iron and small limestone scree
Orientation: South-East
Surface area under vine: 0.7804 ha
Pruning: Guyot system
Yield: 40 hL/ha
Average age of the vines: 100 years old for 1 plot and thirty years old for the other one.
Vinification
Harvest date: 10 September 2018.
The grapes were handpicked. They were sorted a first time in the vineyard and again on the sorting table when they arrived at the winery.
At the winery: the grapes were 30% destemmed but not crushed (they were left whole) and were gravity-fed into tanks. Maceration with 30% of entire grapes lasted a total of 17 days including 4 days of cold maceration (12°C). Fermentation used indigenous yeasts only (no additives such as enzymes or tannins were used). 3 punchings of the cap. Vinification without sulfur.
Ageing
Maturation: aged on the lees for 15 months with no racking using a proportion of 35% new French oak barrels.
Barrels: French oak barrels that had been toasted at low temperatures for a long time for very delicate oaking.
Bottling
Bottling in February 2020, the wine was very gently filtered before being bottled using gravity.
Number of bottles: 4,164.
Vintage
2018 , abundance and excellence
After a winter that was almost too mild, the vintage was notable for two contrasting periods. Spring was sunny and totally devoid of frost, despite some localized episodes of hail, which had major impact on certain plots on the Côte de Nuits, which were hit in June. Then the summer was dry and hot, blocking the ripening process in places. Picking began early, with exceptionally abundant fruit in tip-top condition, offering the potential for some very fine wines.
Ageing potential: from 5 to 10 years.
Tasting notes
Adorned with a dark ruby color. This elegant wine reveals a beautiful aromatic complexity of black berries, violets and peppery notes. On the palate, the attack is on power and the texture is very silky with a nice length.
