Burgundy
Domaine Tatraux Jean et Fils - Givry 1er Cru - Clos Jus Rouge 2009
Characteristics
Country / Region: Burgundy
Vintage: 2009
Name: AOP Givry 1er cru
Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Alcohol: 13.5 vol.
Color: Red
Capacity: 75 cl
Wine:
Standard bearer of the house style, the Givry Premier Cru Clos Jus 2009 is a real indulgence. The Pinot Noir leaps on the palate in primary tones with candor and precision. Fresh and smooth on the palate. In this particularly expressive vintage, the aromatic palette is dominated by sweet, creamy cherry. It makes this wine a real treat, a thirst quencher.Vinification:
The grapes are harvested then 100% destalked, crushed and put into vat. Cold maceration is carried out for two to three days. Alcoholic fermentation is carried out using indigenous yeasts and lasts ten to twelve days. Aging is done on the lees, in cask for 12 months. The wine is neither fined nor filtered before it is bottled.Color:
Lovely bright ruby red colourNose:
On the nose aromas of small red fruit and vanilla, along with a touch of oak.Palate:
powerful and fleshy on the palate, with noticeable tannin and impressive length.
Temperature:
Serve between 14 and 17°CFood and wine pairing:
Beef, fine cheeses, etcCellar aging:
Enjoy up to and including 2015The wines from Domaine Jean Tatraux have long been considered as being some of the best made in the Côte Chalonnaise. These are real fruity wines, the antitheses of constructed or "bodybuilt" wines: "made up wines to make you dream". Here we have a pure wine maker product, a sincere and fetching expression of a Burgundy.