Saint-Romain rouge “Combe Bazin” AOC 2020

The Saint-Romain Combe Bazin 2020 comes from the site of the same name in the south-eastern area of the appellation towards Auxey-Duresses. Combe Bazin also faces southeast and lies at 360 metres. In the vineyard with white limestone soil, the so-called Calcosol sur marne de Saint-Romain, stand 30 year old vines. 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.

dense pupur red

The Saint-Romain Combe Bazin 2020 The fragrance is like the more floral version of the Sous Roche. Here it smells of violets and peonies in combination with black cherries and sour cherries. Cinnamon bark is also present, along with crushed stone, some rappen and dried wood.

On the palate, the elegant and fine tannin so typical of the Saint-Romain wines of the Buissons is evident and combines magically with the deep cherry note, reminiscent of a cherry distillate, so intense and dense does the note seem. The acidity is lively and at the same time sensual because, despite its clarity and presence, it has become part of that silky noblesse and elegance that makes the Combe Bazin coined.