{"product_id":"couvent-clos-du-roy-marsannay-rouge-2023","title":"Couvent Clos du Roy Marsannay Rouge 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Chéron family’s history in Burgundy started with an auspicious\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003epurchase in the 1930s: a few rows of Pinot Noir in Clos du Vougeot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eToday winemaker Philippe Chéron still tends the same vines that his\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003esavvy grandfather acquired, plus some 25 acres of prime vineyard land\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ein the Côte de Nuits. Philippe calls himself a “winemaker in the service\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eof vineyards,” and it’s more than clear that each precious bottle from\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ethis small estate puts terroir center stage. Farmed organically, Philippe’s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ewines—including three monopole vineyards in Gevrey—are a very\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eexciting discovery in red Burgundy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWINERY:\u003c\/span\u003e Domaine du Couvent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWINEMAKER:\u003c\/span\u003e Philippe Chéron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eESTABLISHED:\u003c\/span\u003e 1930 (refounded 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eREGION: \u003c\/span\u003eFRANCE • Burgundy • Gevrey-Chambertin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAPPELLATION:\u003c\/span\u003e Marsannay AOC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBLEND:\u003c\/span\u003e 100% Pinot Noir\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eVINEYARDS:\u003c\/span\u003e Estate vines from this historic vineyard north of the appellation,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003elocated in the village of Chenove (next to Marsannay). ‘Clos du Roy’ was a\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eprized plot held by the dukes of Burgundy in the 13th century. East-facing;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eabout three-quarters of an acre in two parcels, a larger portion in the upper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ehalf of the vineyard, which is steeply graded; a few vines on the flatter, lower\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eportion. Soils mix marl and alluvial limestone with sandstone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAGE OF VINES:\u003c\/span\u003e 20 to 30 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWINEMAKING:\u003c\/span\u003e Hand-harvested. Partial full-cluster; fermented on\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eindigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled cement tanks; aged in older\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFrench oak barrels for 15 months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTASTING IMPRESSIONS:\u003c\/span\u003e Aromas of red cherries, spice, wildflowers, light\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eearth. Medium-bodied; red plums and black cherries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePAIRING SUGGESTIONS: \u003c\/span\u003eRed meat, game dishes, roasted duck\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quench","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49886497767670,"sku":null,"price":81.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/howardstreet.wine\/products\/couvent-clos-du-roy-marsannay-rouge-2023","provider":"Howard Street Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}