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First 2023 bottling
First 2023 bottling
We bottled the first wines from the 2023 vintage
from 8 to 18 July after fining with bentonite, a
light lenticular filtering, and blending each cuvée
in stainless steel vats for two months to allow the
various different barrels to harmonise together.
There were two major bottlings of two Terres de
Famille wines, Burgundian Pinot Noir and Burgundian
Chardonnay, and another beautiful dual-colour
example, Côte de Beaune Les Pierres Blanches.
Finally, Beaune La Montée Rouge, or 67,000 bottles
in two weeks! In this generous 2023 vintage (much
more so than 2022), everything was doubled.
The first tastings of the wines, after their usual period
of nine months in barrels, were encouraging. The
wines are as fruit-driven as the 2022s, but fresher
and more pleasing, like the easy-drinking Beaune
La Montée Rouge with its hugely fruity side.
2023 maturation
2023 maturation We were worried about potential dilution given
the large harvest volumes, but there was none
After the whites spent slightly longer than sometimes whatsoever – at the most, a slightly shorter finish.
fermenting in barrels (three weeks), malolactic The Corton and the Clos du Prieuré red revealed
fermentation was completed in mid-November. stunning, outstanding bitter chocolate aromas!
We started tasting once this was finished, with
the gas gone so that we could appreciate the ‘still’
wine in the making. The aim is for these to settle
in the barrel and to check whether there are any
issues with reduction or similar, and for them
to stabilise over time so that you gain a better
overview once everything is properly in place.
All of the wines apart from those bottled in
July (see article) should start to be racked from
new barrels, as we do not want the oak to leave
too much of a mark. This work – completed
entirely by hand – will be performed by our cellar
master Jean-Luc up until at least August, a little
more slowly than usual given the large volumes
(around 30% higher than in a ‘normal’ year)