Decelle & Fils - Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Les Champlains 2022
Burgundy
White
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Drink or Keep
90/100
James Suckling
"Flowers, a touch of honey and incredible balance".
"It presents notes of chopped apples, pastry dough and salted almonds. Creamy and medium-bodied, it has excellent freshness and a clean finish." (James Suckling 2023)
Features
Estate
Domaine Decelle & Fils
Cuvée
Les Champlains
Vintage
2022
Designation
Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
Region
Burgundy
Grape varieties
100% Chardonnay
Terroirs
On the heights of Savigny-Lès-Beaune, the area known as "Les Champlains" is characterized by poor, very stony soil.
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Traditional Burgundy: gentle pressing, fermentation in 500 L barrels using the grapes' natural yeasts.
Breeding
1 year in 500 L barrels
Alcohol content
12.5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Straw yellow color
Nose
Notes of white flowers (hawthorn, acacia) and honey
Mouth
Liveliness and freshness are balanced by richness and minerality, a wine with great balance.
Serve
AT 12°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2032
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with veal flank steak, cantal cheese, rabbit fillets, pork filet mignon with maple syrup, fish flan, duck andouillette...
Domaine Decelle & Fils
Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2021) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
This small estate comprises 8 hectares of vines, spread between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune. Founded in 2009 by Olivier Decelle and Pierre-Jean Villa, it has been managed from the outset by Jean Lupatelli, a talented man who oversees vineyard management and vinification with great insight. The estate rounds out its range with a few additional purchases on the equivalent of two hectares, in historic appellations followed since the creation of the brand, and relying on vines harvested by in-house teams. The 2018 reds are tender, charming, well-fruited and floral, clearly respecting their origins.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté Award-winning wines (Wines from this producer regularly win awards in the guide)
About the domain :
Founded in 2009 by two non-Burgundy associates - Pierre-Jean Villa (Northern Rhône Valley) and Olivier Decelle (Mas Amiel in Roussillon, Jean Faure, Haut-Ballet, Haut-Maurac in Bordeaux) backed up by their oenologist Jean Lupatelli - this Nuitonne house (négoce and domaine) has now carved out a solid place for itself in Burgundy.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine rated (guide 2022) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the domain :
Founded in 2009 by two great wine gentlemen, Olivier Decelle (Mas Amiel in Roussillon and Jean Faure in Saint-Émilion), and Pierre-Jean Villa, a winemaker in the northern Rhône Valley, this estate stopped buying grapes in 2017. Previously named Decelle-Villa, it became Decelle et Fils in 2020. Based in Nuits-Saint-Georges, it relies on estate-owned vines on the côtes de Beaune and Nuits, grown organically. Fine technician Jean Lupatelli has crafted excellent wines here, with 20-50% whole harvest in the reds, but he has just left the domaine in spring 2021.
James Suckling
Rated wine (guide 2023) 90/100
About the wine:
Notes of chopped apples, pastry and salted almonds. Creamy and medium-bodied, it has excellent freshness and a clean finish.
Customer reviews
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