BOUCHARD PÈRE & FILS - Beaune Du Chateau Rouge - Premier Cru 2017

Characteristic
Nice dark garnet colour with brown to mauve shades. Complex bouquet associating perfumes of jammy red fruit, fig, peony with a hint of chocolate. Harmonious and deep palate, with a beautiful maturity and dense but fine tannins. An attractive wine.

FOOD/WINE PAIRING: Meat dishes in white sauce, poultry
SERVING TEMPERATURE: Between 17°C to 18°C
AGEING POTENTIAL: 5-7 years

Bouchard Père & Fils has been producing the Beaune du Château cuvée, an exclusivity of the House, since 1907. This wine which is a blend of several Premier Cru vineyards, vinified separately, demonstrates the different facets of the terroir of Beaune.

White Beaune du Château comes from 4 parcels of Beaune Premier Cru chosen for their complementary qualities: Aigrots, Tuvilains, Sizies and Sur les Grèves. The grapes from each "climat" are vinified separately before blending, in order to preserve the character of each "terroir".

HARVEST: manual, in small cases of 13 kg. Careful manual sorting of each grape.

VINIFICATION: Following total or partial destemming on the vintage, fermentation in small containers, gentle pressing ensure optimal vinification. Depending on the profile of the vintage, vatting lasts 15 to 18 days.

MATURING: 12 to 14 months in French oak, with 25 to 35% new oak.

AGEING: The cellars of the Bastions of the ancient Château de Beaune offer natural ambient conditions that are perfectly adapted to ageing the Premiers Crus.