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René Bouvier - Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2009

Burgundy

Red

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Note : RVF 17/20
"The Charmes-Chambertin is lactic with a pronounced caramel note, but the fruit and density are there to meet the challenge." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2012 - RVF). A wine of great elegance, with an exquisite texture, velvety and dense, and an aromatic persistence impressive for its intensity. A must-have!

Features

Estate

Domaine René Bouvier

Cuvée

Grand Cru

Vintage

2009

Designation

Charmes-Chambertin

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Pinot Noir

Terroirs

The subsoil of Les Charmes is limestone: Entroques limestone, Comblanchien limestone, pebbles mixed with clay, facing east.

Viticulture

sustainable agriculture: working the soil, disbudding, green harvesting, no chemical fertilizers

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

Traditional vinification, average duration 20 days

Breeding

18 months in barrel, with 50% new barrels

Alcohol content

13,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

very colourful red, with beautiful bluish or violet nuances in its youth

Nose

very fine intensity, distinguished by a very mineral side that highlights the floral notes.

Mouth

Consistent, round and fleshy. The texture is exquisite, velvety and dense, the final sapidity is marked, and the aromatic persistence impresses with its intensity. With age, the bouquet asserts itself with beautiful violet accents.

Serve

Decant at 17°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2012

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

A d&eacute;guster sur un agneau de sept heures, un tournedos Rossini, un cochon laqu&eacute; au jus de viande et son wok de l&eacute;gumes, un canard conf&icirc;t et ses pommes sarladaises, un &eacute;poisse...<br/>

Domain René Bouvier

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 4*Stars (Top-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

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.

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