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Red Wine: 2016 | Jean Claude Masson | Lisa Apremont
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Producer: Jean Chauvenet
Vintage: 2016
Size: 750ml
ABV: 12%
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Country/Region: France, Burgundy
Producer Information
Domaine Jean Chauvenet began their work with Jean Chauvenet, the founder of this domaine, in 1982 and for over twenty years they participated as the exclusive US importer for the estate’s wines and observed with pleasure as Jean Chauvenet and then, his son-inlaw, Christophe Drag, built this domaine into one of the most highly respected producers working the vineyards of Nuits-Saint-Georges. Though an unfortunate misunderstanding caused them to part company in 2004, they explored a renewal of the relationship with the domaine in 2014, and the exceptional quality of the wines convinced them to once again represent this classic estate. With no less than seven premier crus complemented by serious Bourgogne Rouge and Villages-level cuvées, the comprehensive scope of vineyard holdings over their 9.5 hectares is among the greatest in the appellation. The wines of Nuits-SaintGeorges are not soft in their youth, but that is the true character of the terroir: robust tannins, dark fruit, and a mineral infusion from the iron-inflected soils that, taken together, can only come from this singular district. The estate’s holdings are farmed with the underlying objective of achieving certification as an organic grower in the coming years. Harvest is manual. Vinification is classic with 100% destemming and a brief period of cold maceration followed by two to three weeks of cuvaison, the length of which is determined by the appellation and the inherent structure of each wine. A decanting follows and then the wine is moved into small barrels where the malolactic occurs. An elevage of about 18 months occurs and the wines are bottled without fining or filtration.
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