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Wine Description for Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune rouge Altitude AOP 2023 by Boris Champy
- Colour & Appearance
- Medium-transparent purple-red with vibrant, crystalline luminosity – a Pinot Noir that does not hide its origins from the elevated vineyard sites of the Hautes-Côtes.
- Nose
- Remarkably fresh and juicy: sour cherry and black cherry open the bouquet, flanked by mulberry and dark raspberry. Beneath runs a fine undergrowth of leaf and warm forest floor. A hint of dark chocolate with barberry notes adds depth, a whisper of clove reveals the restrained oak handling.
- Palate
- The entry is round and inviting, yet mid-palate the wine gains definition: tannin, structure and a present, invigorating acidity shape a vibrant, clear profile. Ripe red and dark fruit, a touch of black pepper and fine stem aromas lend character. The oak remains ever in service, never dominant.
- Finish
- Medium-length finale with fresh acidity and gripping tannin. The wine shows drinking pleasure today, but will gain considerably in complexity and harmony with two to three years of cellar ageing.
- Terroir & Origin
- Boris Champy assembles Pinot Noir from two characterful parcels of the Hautes-Côtes: En Bignon in Bouze and Le Clou in Nantoux. Both vineyard sites are defined by red clay and white marl with a high proportion of marl – a terroir that inscribes freshness and mineral tension into the fruit. Parts of the vineyards were already planted in the 1980s with a remarkable vine density of over 10,000 vines per hectare.
- Grape Variety & Vinification
- Pinot Noir, vinified with a proportion of 50 % whole bunches, which gives the wine its characteristic freshness and floral accents. Gentle extraction, maturation over twelve months in large oak, of which 15 % in new wood – a vinification that places terroir centre stage and favours elegance over power. Alcohol: 12.5 % vol.
- Food Pairing Suggestions
- Classic accompaniment to Coq au vin or Entrecôte with herb butter. Equally convincing with mushroom risotto, grilled duck or a mature Époisses.
- Special Features
- A Hautes-Côtes de Beaune that far exceeds its appellation-typical price-to-quality promise. Boris Champy’s artisanal precision and the exceptionally old vines lend this village wine a depth and seriousness otherwise found in higher Burgundy vineyard sites.
