Chateau d'Etroyes Mercurey Rouge Premier Cru "Clos l'Eveque" 2018
(Burgundy, France) - [WE 92]
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About The Domaine:
Château d´Etroyes is located in the village of Mercurey, in the heart of the Cote Chalonnaise. The Protheau family has been growing vines in Burgundy from father to son for 7 generations and since 1720 the vineyards have progressively expanded to now reach 50 hectares in the terroirs of Mercurey and Rully.
Chateau d'Etroyes has committed to a sustainable viticulture since 2003, in order to better control the quality of the vines and respect the environment The estate returned to the plowing of the soil and pays special attention to the aeration of the grapevine vegetation and the control of the grape's load.
Tasting Notes:
Lovely garnet color, medium intensity, limpid and bright, beautiful tears. The nose, clean and elegant, evokes ripe red and black fruits, raspberry, cherry, blackberry, blueberry; the aeration is enriched by fine woody notes, roasted coffee, cocoa and a hint of licorice. The palate is ample, full, round and fleshy with a fruity expression of a beautiful purity. The evolution shows a fine substance and silky tannins supported by the freshness. Perfectly balanced, presenting a long finish on sweet spices.
Food Pairing:
Roast beef, cheese, and once the wines has aged, game meats.
Technical Information
Appellation: MercureyVarietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Age of Vines: 46 years on average
Agricultural Practices: Sustainable
Soil Type: Clay and limestone
Vinification: Manual harvest into crates. The fermentation temperature will rise gradually to over 30°C to stabilize the color. Total destemming, vatting for 3 weeks in temperature-controlled vats, daily pumping over and punching down of the cap to extract color and tannins, promising good aging.
Aged 12 months in 228-liter French Oak barrels from the Vosges and the Chatillonais (10% new oak).
Production: 3,000 (9-liter cases)
Ratings & Reviews
"The toast, tar and licorice notes of oak play on the nose of this wine, obscuring the cherry fruit. Ripe, juicy dark cherry and a vein of freshness show on the palate as the oak notes recede and form a backdrop along with firm but fine tannin. The finish is balanced, rounded and juicy." - Anne Krebiehl (12/2020)