TASTING NOTES

DOMAINE MADELIN-PETIT "DESSUS-BON-BOIRE" 2018

AOC BOURGOGNE CÔTES D'AUXERRE

Intensity: medium

Shade: ruby

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Intensity of aromas: pronounced

Aromas: cherry, raspberry, red currant, plum, white pepper, flint, chalk (primary)

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Sweetness: dry

Acidity: high

Tannins: medium

Alcohol: medium

Intensity of flavours: pronounced

Concentration of flavours: pronounced

Body: medium

Finish: long

Flavours: cherry, raspberry, red currant, plum, white pepper, flint, chalk (primary) 

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Quality: very good wine, balanced, concentrated, complex, with a long finish

Bottle ageing: drink it young to enjoy its fruits and freshness

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More: 100% pinot noir, 4-day maceration, indigenous yeasts, 28°C fermentation, 10 months ageing in stainless steel tank

REGION

BURGUNDY

33 Grands Crus AOC

640 1er Crus denominations 

44 communal AOC

7 regional AOC

Chardonnay

Pinot noir

Aligoté

Gamay

White

Red and rosé

Sparkling (crémant)

Burgundy is located in central eastern France. It has +28,000 hectares of vines divided into 6 sub-regions, from north to south: Chablis and Grand Auxerrois, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais.

Burgundy wine region was founded by the Romans during the 1st century. It has been developed by monastic orders of the Middle Ages, who introduced the notion of climats: these renowned, well-defined and distinct Burgundy terroirs.

The climate in Burgundy is cool continental*. Main risks associated with viticulture are spring frosts, hail storms, drought and fungal diseases.

*Short and rainy summer, high continentaly, average temperature less than 16.5°C during the vine growing season

ESTATE

DOMAINE MADELIN-PETIT

· SINCE 1994

· GRAND AUXERROIS

· 5 HA OF VINES

· ORGANIC WINES

· FAMILIAL ESTATE

Claude Madelin and Dany Petit founded the estate in 1994 in the Yonne valley. They planted the iconic chardonnay and pinot noir grape varieties, on well-exposed south-eastern hillsides.

Vines are grown on kimmeridgian soils (clay-limestone) following organic principles that Claude et Dany pioneered in the region. This unique terroir gives birth to 3 cuvees, authentic and exclusive.