Vincent Girardin Bourgogne Rouge Cuvee St Vincent 2021

Old vine Pinot Noir from Burgundy's Côte de Beaune.

GEOLOGY

The grapes come from the vineyards situated on the regional appellation area on the Côte de Beaune. Clay and limestone. The pruning is done in Guyot with different works during the green season. (Disbudding, trellising, topping).

VINIFICATION

Manual harvest, sorting on vine then on a sorting table (depending on certain years, u of an optical sorter) and then at the winery.

is assembled in vats. There is no gluing, just a light lenticular filtration before bottling. Some modifications on the overalltechnique can be made depending on the vintage. The bottling is done according to the lunar calendar.

TASTING NOTE

Rich wine with generally notes of red fruits. Elegant nose with aromas of small red fruits (blackcurrant, raspberry, strawberry). On the palate, supple entry and silky tannins. Good power.

FOOD PAIRINGS

Red Meats, poultry, cheese or as an “aperitif”.

SERVING

14 °C (57°F). Sustainable Practicing

AGING

The grapes after a light crushing and destemming are put whole in stainless steel tanks. A small part of the whole harvest can be incorporated depending on the state of the raw material. After a cold maceration of a few days, the active phase of fermentation takes place with temperature control. During this period, the wine is pumped over and/or punched down. After pneumatic pressing the wines are put into barrels (about 30% new wood) where the maturing process takes place. 15 months for this wine, during which time the malolactic fermentation took place. One month before bottling, the wine from the different barrels