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René Bouvier - Fixin Crais de Chêne 2017

Burgundy

Red

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"Powdery, plump juice in the Fixin, a chubby baby whose tender fruit is already happily giving itself away." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2020 - RVF) This top-quality Fixin reveals itself to be fine and delicate on the nose. On the palate, the attack is tender, with lovely, pleasant fruit and a lively structure due to a fine mineral presence. The pretty vivacity and good persistence are accompanied by notes of red fruit in retro-olfaction. Just delicious!

Features

Estate

Domaine René Bouvier

Cuvée

Crais de Chêne

Vintage

2017

Designation

Fixin

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Pinot Noir

Terroirs

Pebbles mixed with alluvial cone clay and marl, south-east exposure

Viticulture

Organic approach, in the process of certification

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional average duration 20 days

Breeding

18 months in barrel, with 30% new barrels

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Intense color with beautiful violet reflets

Nose

Fine and powdery, beautiful delicacy

Mouth

Tender, with lovely fruit that is already appreciable, lively on a mineral base.

Serve

Decant at 17°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Accompanies cooked meats such as sliced beef with black mushrooms and soy reduction, prime rib with grape must jus, sweet and sour pork, venison haunch...

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

Wine rated (2020 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

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:

Powdery, plump juice in Fixin, a chubby baby whose tender fruit is already happily giving itself away.

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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