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2016 Côte de Nuits-Villages

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Côte De Nuits Villages

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

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My annual marathon tasting with Pascal Marchand, which now includes three labels (Maume by Domaine Tawse, Maison Marchand-Tawse and Domaine Tawse), was supplemented by the participation of the two winemakers directly responsible for these wines, Mark Fincham for the ex-Maume wines and Thomas Dinel for Marchand-Tawse and Domaine Tawse. Dinel noted that potential alcohol levels were healthy in 2016, with all the wines starting with at least 13% and no chaptalization necessary. He pointed out that biodynamic viticulture in the Domaine Tawse vineyards is leading to smaller berries and larger yeast populations. As a result, the grapes are coming in with better sugar levels and acidity, and the fermentations are better.

Both Dinel and Fincham begin by doing a five-day cold soak at about 10 degrees C. and carry out a cuvaison lasting about three weeks, including some post-fermentation maceration. They did “long” pumpovers in the middle of the fermentations as well as “a bit of light pigeage,” according to Fincham.