Just entering prime drinking window. Smooth palate with mouth watering acidity and gossamer tannins.
Subtle florals and spice on the nose.
Paired nicely with grilled marinated sashimi tuna steaks, lemon risotto and pear broccoli salad.
All in all, a very pleasing wine.
About Beaune Les Aigrots cuvee...
Size: 0.66 ha (1.63 ac)
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted in 1949, 1964, 2012 in
Terroir: Clay/limestone gravelly soil with red clay
Viticulture: Certified organic (Ecocert) and biodynamic (Demeter)
Vinification: 100% de-stemmed, whole grape vinification, indigenous yeasts, 15% new oak, unfined, unfiltered.
Les Aigrots is a Premier Cru vineyard located in the southern part of the Beaunecommune, within the Burgundy wine region. Vines stretch up the gentle slope of the Cote d'Or, where the terroir gives excellent expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Both red and white Les Aigrots Premier Cru wines are lush and full bodied.
The vineyard lies adjacent to Beaune's more famous Clos des Mouches vineyard, and a little way south of the equally well-regarded Les Teurons and Les GrevesPremier Cru climats. Les Aigrots is on the edge of the Montagne-Saint-Desire hill, giving it an exposure that is almost due east. The vines are in the direct path of the morning sun on this slope, which allows the vines to reach optimum ripeness in the cool Burgundian climate.
The limestone-dominant soils here are also important to the terroir, and are made up of sand and clay with some stones. This offers excellent drainage, meaning that vines do not become waterlogged, and instead have to reach deeply into the ground to find hydration. Vigor and yields are lessened, and the vines instead produce small, concentrated berries that make balanced, richly flavored wines.
Les Aigrots is named for the thorny holly bushes that were once the bane of vineyard workers in this 50-acre (20-ha) site. The vineyard is one of many in the area partly owned by the charitable organization Hospices de Beaune.
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