Marsannay „Les Longeroies“ rouge AOC 2021

Wine description for Marsannay „Les Longeroies“ rouge AOC 2021 by Charlopin Tissier

Colour & Appearance

Medium, slightly transparent garnet red – classically Burgundian in its restrained colour intensity, placing elegance before power.

Nose

Patience is key here. Initially the wine shows reductive and lactic characteristics with notes of forest fruit yoghurt and blackcurrant. After sufficient air contact – and this wine needs time – a complex bouquet unfolds of cherries, plums, herbs, fine leaf and undergrowth. A wine that doesn’t reveal its quality immediately.

Palate

Decanting is not an option, but a necessity. Then the Pinot Noir reveals its true nature: juicy and bright-toned with precise cherry and wild berry fruit. The structure is transparent and fine-grained, threaded through with peppery, slightly bitter herbaceous notes. A cool, acidity-driven character lends the wine tension and drinking flow – typical of the northern Côte de Nuits.

Finish

Medium-length with fine acidity structure and a lingering note of red berries and subtle herbal spice.

Terroir & Origin

The 1.4 hectares in the climat Les Longeroies are ideally positioned in the middle of the slope and combine two soil types: calcareous marl in the Dessus des Longeroies and red marl in the Bas des Longeroies. This combination gives the wine its characteristic tension between minerality and fruit.

Grape Variety & Vinification

100% Pinot Noir from vines planted at high density of 10,000 per hectare. After complete destemming, cool pre-fermentation and spontaneous fermentation follow. The 16-month ageing in 228-litre barriques (20-30% new, predominantly François Frères) imparts subtle oak notes without dominating the fruit.

Food Pairing Suggestions

Excellent with baghali rice with falafel, halloumi and vegetables, shawarma with rice and sesame sauce or classically with sautéed kidneys with Pinot and rosemary. The peppery acidity harmonises perfectly with spiced vegetable dishes and offal.

Special Features

A Marsannay that demonstrates the often underestimated appellation certainly possesses cru potential – if you give it the necessary time and air.