Description

Joseph Drouhin
Santenay Gravières Rouge
Premier Cru

 

 

Producing communes:

• • Santenay

The soil:

• • Clay and limestone.

Winemaking

• • Supply: this wine comes from grapes and musts purchased from supply partners according to rigorous specifications.
  • Harvest: grapes harvested by hands in open-work crates.
  • If necessary, a careful sorting is proceeded.

Vinification:

• • Total destemming.
  • In accordance with the terroir and the profile of the vintage, we do 2 to 3 weeks of fermentation and maceration in small open vats, marked by punching of the cap and pumping-over.
  • The yeasts are indigenous (natural).
  • Pressing in a vertical press.

Ageing:

• • In oak barrels including 20 to 25% of new barrels for between 14 to 16 months.

2023 Vintage:

• • 2023 stands out as one of the hottest years in Burgundy, even surpassing 2022.
  • The grapes were harvested at perfect maturity.
  • The wines are very aromatic with notes of yellow fruits mingling with flower hints.
  • The palate is ample and full-bodied. 
  • They combine generosity, freshness, and finesse, with a climate that enhances the terroirs without overpowering them.
  • Like 2022, the 2023 vintage is expected to be highly appealing.

Tasting notes by Véronique Boss-Drouhin:

• • A wine with character, fruity with nice tannins.

  • The Santenay Premier Cru Gravières offers an intense ruby colour.

  • The nose is reminiscent of red berries (raspberry, strawberry, blackberry).

  • The palate is rich, racy but silky and well-balanced.

  • Nice fruity and spicy finish.

  • It is a wine for laying down that combines fullness and finesse.

Service:

• • Cellaring: optimal consumption: 8 to 13 years
  • Ageing potential: 15 years.
  • Tasting temp: 61-62°F

 

 

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