Beaune rouge AOC 2020

The Beaune 2020 comes from Village sites in Beaune from 30-year-old vines located at 220 to 250 metres. Hand harvest, partial destemming and spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel cuve. A mixture of pigeage and remontage, i.e. underpushing and overflowing of the marc. Malolactic fermentation takes place spontaneously in the barrels. Ageing takes place over ten to twelve months in a mixture of 228-, 350- and 500-litre barriques and tonneaux, of which no more than 10 % are replaced each year. The wine is tasted daily and the barrels are drawn off as Frédéric Buisson sees fit. It is fined with bentonite and filtered only very coarsely. Sulphur is only added at bottling with a maximum of 40 to 50 mg/l total sulphite.

Radiant purple

The Beaune 2020 smells intensely of ripe cherries and cherry stones, even of pickled cherries - but without the alcohol that usually gets into your nose. This juicy fruit is accompanied by a hint of yeast, vanilla cream and wood. But the three components remain very fine and delicate in the background.

On the palate, the Pinot Noir has a lot of power and substance, appears pure and clear in its juicy red and dark as well as sour cherry fruit. The Beaune appears fleshy, offers acidity and a still firm grainy but ripe tannin, shows violet floral notes in the finish and stays on the pure, transparent and fine side.