Gevrey-Chambertin
Les Murots 2016
The name has prestigious overtones, and the place itself is about as noble as they come. To say the least, Gevrey-Chambertin is where the the real Burgundy Grands Crus begin…
Origin
Gevrey-Chambertin is a large town located at the northern end of the Côte de Nuits. It boasts one of the largest surface areas under vine with no fewer than 330 hectares under production. The vines are planted at altitudes of between 240 and 280 metres. The soil is limestone-based with a high proportion of clay marlstones from the scree of the Combe de Lavaux, giving power and roundness to the wines.
"Les Murots" is located on the lower slope of the village of Gevrey-Chambertin, on a soil composed of very poor scree gravel. The yields are naturally very low (30-35hL / ha) and the berries are very concentrated each year.
This parcel is part since the 2016 vintage of our vines in direct supply
Viticulture
Grape variety: pinot noir
Soils: thin and poor composed of scree gravel.
Orientation: East
Surface area under vine: 0.2327 ha
Pruning: Guyot system
Yield: 49 hL/ha
Average age of the vines: 50 years old.
Vinification
Harvest date: 3 October 2016.
The grapes were sorted a first time in the vineyard and a second time on the sorting table when they arrived at the winery.
At the winery: the grapes were completely destemmed but not crushed (they were left whole) and were gravity-fed into tanks. Maceration lasted a total of 25 days including one week of cold maceration (12°C). Fermentation used indigenous yeasts only (no additives such as enzymes or tannins were used). Infrequent punching of the cap.
Ageing
Maturation: aged on the lees for 18 months with no racking using a proportion of 50% 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 April 2018, the wine was very gently filtered before being bottled using gravity.
Number of bottles: 1,500.
Vintage
2016 , small is beautiful!
Small volumes, but lovely fruit overall. This is expected to be a great vintage, confirmed by the first tastings in spring. Vintage 2016 offers fine surprises with wines of potentially high quality. White wines have fine fruit aromas, with good body and will be ready to drink while young whereas the red wines are powerful, tender, concentrated and will be ideal for ageing. The harvest was one-third down on average because of the frost that struck the region on 28 April, causing a lot of irreversible damage. This was all the more frustrating as the summer was very hot and sunny, resulting in very dense berries with thick skins, promising concentration and intense wines, but with low yields.
Ageing potential: 10 years and more.
Tasting notes
The color is intense purple with ruby highlights. The nose exhales a powerful bouquet of violets, black cherry and slightly musky notes, to which are added roasted and smoky aromas. On the palate, this wine turns out to be powerful, round with well-enveloping tannins.
