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René Bouvier - Echezeaux Grand Cru 2012

Burgundy

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"With échezeaux, we find beautiful pinot robes, pure fruit supported by firm tannins and beautiful freshness." (Le Guide Bettane & Desseauve des Vins de France 2016) From a 30-acre parcel averaging 60 years of age, the Pinot Noir here presents complex aromas blending black fruit, sweet spices and a delicate touch of violet. A wine of great suavity that seduces both in its youth and with age.

Features

Estate

Domaine René Bouvier

Vintage

2012

Designation

Echezeaux

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Pinot Noir

Terroirs

limestone underground

Viticulture

organic non certified

Winemaking

traditional for about 20 days

Breeding

18 months in barrels including 20 to 30% of new oak

Alcohol content

13.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

ruby colour with purplish tints

Nose

complex aromas of black fruits, soft spices and violet

Mouth

tonic and smooth attack. Fleshy and tight texture. Smoothness and minerality

Serve

at 16-18°C

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2030 and more

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

to be enjoyed with rossino tournedos, chicken and mushrooms, roasted duck and butternut puree...

Domaine René Bouvier

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

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 kindness of the welcome at the domaine, the organic approach, a range of reference 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

Rated (2016 guide) 17.5/20 (Grand vin)

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 wine:

With the échezeaux, we find beautiful pinot colors, pure fruit supported by firm tannins and beautiful freshness.

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. A 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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Note and review by M. MICHAEL A. Published on 22/08/2019

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