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IN THE CELLAR

2023 maturation, the cellar master’s year!

More wines from Côte de Nuits
than Côte de Beaune, wonderful
yields, and bigger volumes for
the reds (45 hl/ha on average)
than the whites (55 hl/ha) despite
debudding in May.
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However, we should not hide the
fact that the winemaking process
was complex this year, a real
long-distance race that continued
unabated, juggling the vats that the
estate fortunately had in sufficient
numbers to get us through the
fermentation process, which luckily
went rather quickly.
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This substantial volume limited the
overall harvest, which took up more
space in the vat, but this benefited
the Grand Crus Musigny, Bonnes
Mares and Charmes-Chambertin.
The skins were lovely with less two and a half months after the the Clos Blanc blend. This study is
being conducted by Clément, our
start of the harvests, a month more
structure than in 2022, but still
released beautiful colours during than usual... And since then, we BTS apprentice. A few years ago,
have performed two lots of yeast
we matured a batch in a specific
pressing.
stirring for the whites, and topping barrel. It will be interesting to see
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As always, ripeness checks on the up every 15 days. how the barrel shape affects the
Bienvenues grapes were impressive. ♦ wine’s flavour. More to follow…
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Malolactic fermentation began in We then also had the opportunity We are eagerly awaiting the first
to perform maturation testing on
the whites once the sugars were
depleted, and fairly late in the reds. this exceptional vintage in a very tastings, which will finally reveal
long cigar-shaped barrel with a the outlines of the vintage that is
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The last wines were placed in smaller croze, 265 litres (rather still waiting in the wings… We
barrels on 10th November, nearly than the usual 228) in size, for cannot wait to explore it!
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Photos : Bénédicte Manière
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