Gevrey-Chambertin, 1er Cru Les Cherbaudes, Domaine Lucien Boillot 2007
Price £48.00
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| Grape: | Pinot Noir |
| Strength: | 13.5 % |
| Style: | Full Bodied |
| Size: | 750ml |
| Cellar Notes: | Classic Pinot Noir from one of the top growers in the Cote de Nuits
The soils are calcareous clay, which Boillot has brought into balance by using only organic fertilisers for years, with biological insecticides and copper-sulphate fungicide. The vines are pruned in single guyot style. Yields are low, averaging 38 hectolitres per hectare.
The harvest is 85% de-stemmed, depending upon the vintage. The is allowed to cold macerate before cuvaison, which lasts for 21 days, this is carried out in stainless steel. Fermentation is in 25% new wood, Allier oak, medium toast. The red wines are lightly fined and given a light Kisselguhr filtration at bottling. |
| Appearance: | Delicious garnet in colour. |
| Aromas: | Deep and powerful and pure with raspberry, limestone and all kinds of spice aromas and flavours. |
| Palate: | The tannins are ripe and supple and the finish long and complex. The wine is elegant and stylish with a long velvety finish. |
| Serving Notes: | Roast leg of lamb with Dijon mustard and a red wine sauce, braised pork loin cutlets with thyme-lemon sauce or crisp-skinned duck with mock mandarin pancakes. |
Vineyard notes:
Domaine Lucien Boillot
This is a magnificent domaine of 14 hectares comprising parcels in the Cote de Nuits and the Cote de Beaune. Based in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin, the Boillot brothers Pierre and Louis, have established an excellent reputation for producing delicious, traditional style red Burgundy.
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