Georges Glantenay Volnay Premier Cru Le Ronceret 2022 (750ml)

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Producer	Georges Glantenay
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Subregion	Cote de Beaune
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2022
Sku	00586
Size	750ml

 

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90-92

Deep garnet red with ruby ​​highlights, the nose exudes aromas of black fruit, blackberry, and blackcurrant. The palate, crisp on the attack, then offers a rich and elegant texture, creating a beautiful harmony. Fine and smooth tannins envelop the fruit. Dense and persistent finish.

Although the Georges Glantenay estate goes back five generations, their history as a estate-bottler of fine Burgundy is more recent. Prior to 2014 when the current generation, Brother-Sister team of Guillaume and Sarah Glantenay took over, most of the production was sold either as grapes or as wine in bulk. Since then, they have been progressively taking back their own production as contracts expire. The estate comprises some 10 HA of vines among 16 different appellations mostly in Volnay and Pommard but also some in Chambolle-Musigny from vineyards inherited from their grandmother’s family.

One of the unique and remarkable facts about the Domaine is that much of the family’s holdings have very old vines. Guillaume and Sarah’s grandfather, Georges, planted a good part of the vineyards in the 50’s and 60’s. So today, the average vine age for the Domaine is over 60 years! 

Much of the viticultural and winemaking practices at Glantenay are geared toward capturing the purity and elegance of these largely more finesse-driven terroirs (Volnay/Chambolle). Harvesting is all done by hand with an experienced team so that the fruit comes in fairly clean. A sorting table is also used to make sure that there are no elements that could cause astringency or off flavors. Grapes are then destemmed and held for a short cold soak for several days. Fermentations last for 10-15 days, with indigenous yeasts and an extremely gentle maceration and extraction process; largely just an infusion, but occasionally a very light pump over or punch down mostly just to keep the cap wet. Since some of their parcels are extremely small (1-2 barrels total production), the Glantenays have experimented with micro-vinifications using a technique called Fermentation Intégrale. Here they take the tops off of the barrels, and destemmed grapes are put in and sealed for the length of the fermentation before they are pressed and put back in the regular barrels for the élévage.

Very ripe yet still reasonably fresh aromas are comprised by notes of cassis, black cherry liqueur and kirsch. The succulent, rich and plush flavors possess both fine richness and focused power on the chalky, bight and sneaky long finish that is firm enough to repay up to a decade of keeping. Drink 2030+