Corton Bressandes Grand Cru 2019

Corton Bressandes Grand Cru: a 62 ares parcel of 65 year-old vines located in mid-slope, east exposed. This red Grand cru from Côte de Beaune presents a medley of vine peach and red fruits punctuated by smoky sandalwood notes and animated by a fine minerality that stretches the finish. It is a combination of power and delicacy in a dense weft of black fruit notes and ample charm which results in a wine of great finesse and beautiful structure.

Soil and climate
Clay and limestone; the plot, facing south-east, occupies 0.8 ha halfway up the slope.

Grape variety
Pinot noir fine type, qualitative rootstock 161-49.

Vineyard
Average age: 65 years, 12,000 plants / ha. Yield: 32 hl / ha

Viticulture
Sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Vinification
Whole grapes sorted without SO2 with twice-daily punching down for 3 weeks. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts without artificial thermoregulation. Malolactic fermentation.

Ageing
On lees, reductive ageing without racking, with riddling without SO2 for 16 months in barrels.

Tastings
Corton Bressandes Grand Cru offers a velvety substance (vine peach, red fruits) with ample charm, punctuated by smoky notes and sandalwood and enlivened by a fine minerality that stretches the finish. It is a combination of power and delicacy in a dense frame on notes of black fruits. Airy and aromatic, it draws its richness from a first-rate clay-limestone substrate. It is a wine of great finesse and beautiful structure.