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CHÂTEAU DE MERCEY
BOURGOGNE HAUTES-CÔTES DE BEAUNE PINOT NOIR

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BOURGOGNE HAUTES-CÔTES DE BEAUNE PINOT NOIR

CHÂTEAU DE MERCEY
BOURGOGNE HAUTES-CÔTES DE BEAUNE PINOT NOIR

Château de Mercey
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2021   2022  

Grape variety

100% Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes

Colour: elegant ruby red.
Nose: a red fruits bouquet with delcate notes of wood.
Palate: a very fruity mouth, carried by supple tannins offering a well-balanced wine with lot of finesse.

Wine and food pairing

To appreciate with a terrine or a roasted chicken, but also a tuna steak in tomato sauce, or slightly aged cheeses.

Serving temperature

Ideal served at a temperature of 14 to 16°C.

Ageing potential

A wine that will age at least 5 years after the vintage in good cellaring conditions.

Origin

The vineyard covers now around 41 hectares mainly surrounds the Château, built in the 16th Century at the southern edge of the Côte de Beaune.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes are hand harvested, sorted and then destemmed at their arrival à the winery.

Traditional vinification is then carried out in temperature-controlled concrete vats with daily stirring and pumping-over. Alternating those two methods is a good way to obtain balanced wines because the tannins are not too much extracted.

Then, the wine is put for 9 months aging in oak barrels in a large majority (75%) with around 20% new oak.

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