Auxey-Duresses Les Ecusseaux 2021

Domaine Boyer-Martenot

Refined red Côte de Beaune with refined red fruit in both aroma and taste and soft supple tannins.

Appellation Auxey-Duresses

Grape variety pinot noir

Style Rich & Exuberant

Format 750 ml

In Stock

€51.90

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Domaine Boyer-Martenot	France	Bourgogne - Côte de Beaune

About the winemaker This domain has one of the most modest winemakers in the village of Meursault. The son of Yves Boyer, Vincent, currently vinifies the wines. Vincent has access to remarkable vineyards in Meursault such as L'Ormeau, Les Tillets, Les Narvaux, Les Genevrières and Charmes. His wines are all textbook examples of the class, which the chardonnay grape can achieve in the Côte de Beaune. They are wines that can be kept for a very long time, but are also pleasant to drink when young.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	Auxey-Duresses is the village behind Meursault and Monthélie. If you drive from Monthélie towards Auxey then on the left is the vineyard Les Ecusseaux. This vineyard is rich in limestone rock and on this soil is planted mainly pinot noir.
Vinification	At Boyer-Martenot, all grapes are hand-picked and, upon receipt in the cellar, pressed with a pneumatic press. Fermentation is temperature controlled and the upbringing is on 225-liter wooden casks and on concrete eggs. One third of these barrels are new and in total there is a 20 month lagering period. Once a week there is batonnage.
Vintage	2021
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	10 years and more after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13.5%
Closure	Natural cork