VOLNAY PREMIER CRU`ROBARDELLE`

VOLNAY PREMIER CRU
"ROBARDELLE" 2022

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2022 2023

Grape variety

100% Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes

Colour: Dark red robe.

Bouquet: The nose shows flavours of red and black ripe fruits, especially red cherries with toasted hints of coffee and spices.

Palate: The attack is full, rich, well-balanced, spicy and fruity (blackcurrant, blueberry, black cherry) with candied fruit. A generous, complex wine with velvety tannins and a very fine structure.

Wine and food pairing

Will be perfect with a warm Mont d’Or cheese and Morteau sausage, feathered game, steak tartare, guinea fowl with a turnip bake, pan-fried Brussels sprouts with bacon or a tender piece of Tome cheese from Savoie.

Serving temperature

Drink ideally at a temperature of 14 to 16°C. (57-60°F.).

Ageing potential

In good storage conditions it will age patiently for 8 to 10 years.

Origin

The village of Volnay lies to the south of Pommard, between two hills that protect it from the wind, on one of the highest points of the Côte de Beaune in Burgundy.

The vineyard covers 215 hectares (144 of which are Premiers Crus); in Volnay, there is no Grand Cru but 26 Premier Crus. The vineyards are planted on an extremely fine subsoil composed of Argovian limestone marl and, in the area bordering Pommard and Meursault, Bathonian clay-limestone scree. The altitude ranges from 230 to 370 metres.

The name "Robardelle" is thought to come from the location of this Premier Cru, not far from the old Roman road and the quarries where highwaymen (robarts) could make a quick getaway.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted manually on arrival at the winery. 100% of the grapes were de-stemmed. Vinification of 20 days in thermos regular tanks. Cold maceration for 6 days at 8°C. (46°F.). Nine days of fermentation with punching twice a day during the fermentation at a temperature of 30°C. (86°F.). Ageing in Burgundian oak barrels of 228 litres for 12 to 15 months and with 30% new oak barrels.

Vintage : 2022

Uncertain weather conditions all the year long, but mild in the end throughout the season!

The harvest, running from 25 August to 16 September. The grapes were beautifully healthy, with varying degrees of ripeness depending on the exposure.

Balanced, honest white wines. Maturing ought to bring just the right degree of roundness to red wines with varying qualities, depending on the maturity of each plot. We have both sophisticated, fruity red wines with a good Burgundy tension as well as rich, warmer ones.

A pleasant vintage in terms of quality with excellent yields for both whites and reds.

The vinification choices have been crucial as to whether to favour acidity or the alcoholic degree.

VOLNAY PREMIER CRU"ROBARDELLE" 2022