René Bouvier - Bourgogne Cuvée Le Chapitre Suivant 2017

Name: René Bouvier - Bourgogne Cuvée Le Chapitre Suivant 2017
Brand: Domaine René Bouvier
Rating: 3.2 (6 reviews)

Bourgogne|Red wine

Burgundy

Red

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3.2/5 (6 customers)

15/20

Bettane & Desseauve

(2016 vintage notes)

Chapitre Suivant is made from different parcels of Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny. The diversity of soils and exposure balances the wine, making it one of the region's finest. Fresh and fruity, the very expression of a Burgundy Pinot Noir!

Features

Estate

Domaine René Bouvier

Cuvée

Cuvée Le Chapitre Suivant

Vintage

2017

Designation

Bourgogne

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Pinot Noir. Vignes âgées en moyenne de plus de 40 ans

Terroirs

Plots at the foot of the clay-limestone slopes of the Côte de Nuits

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Traditional for an average of 20 days

Breeding

In barrels and vats for 14 to 16 months

Alcohol content

12,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Ruby-red color

Nose

Dashing, with good intensity and fresh fruit.

Mouth

Fresh attack. Good body. Delicious

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Drink before

2022

Food and wine pairing

Pairs well with braised veal, veal quasi, roast poultry, pork cooked with a simple jus.

Domaine René Bouvier

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated (2018 guide) 15/20 (Vintage 2016) (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 4*Stars (Very high quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the domain :

Bernard Bouvier is one of Marsannay's finest winemakers, showcasing the commune's rich heritage. A firm believer in infusion, which breaks with the heavy extractions Burgundy has known in the past, he likes full-bodied wines, good young and good old, harvesting when ripe and intervening as little as possible. He likes the emotional and tactile aspects that guide him in his choices. We'd like to point out the friendly welcome he receives at the domaine, his organic approach, a range of gevreys, marsannays and fixins at affordable prices and with great homogeneity. An address that does not disappoint, the wines are as close as possible to their terroir of origin, with the tactful vinification that characterizes the domaine's production.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the domain :

This three-generation family estate boasts a rare heritage of old vines, with an average age of around 50 years. Bernard Bouvier, 52, signed his first vintage in 1986 and is one of a generation of winemakers who have brought new blood to Burgundy. After having, like many others, given in to the siren calls of modern, highly extracted wines, he has corrected course to produce finer cuvées. 2009 marks the transition to organic viticulture, and 2010 the start of the use of whole grapes, averaging 50% for all wines. More moderate use of new oak and more precise choices of ripeness have recently produced much more accomplished wines, rewarded last year with a first star. Organic certification was lost in 2016, but is again in the process of being approved.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.2/5

out of 6 reviews