Saint-Romain rouge “Sous Roche” AOC 2021

The Saint-Romain Sous Roche 2020 comes from the site of the same name in the eastern part of the appellation. The Sous Roche site faces east and lies at 380 metres. In the vineyard with limestone soil, the so-called Calcosol sur marne de Saint-Romain, stand 60-year-old vines. After hand harvesting, partial destemming and spontaneous fermentation took place in stainless steel cuve and a blend of Pigeage and ReassemblyThis is a process of punching down and overflowing of the grape marc. Malolactic fermentation took place spontaneously in the barrels. The wine was aged for ten to twelve months in a mixture of 228-, 350- and 500-litre barrels.Barriques and in Tonneaux, of which a maximum of 10 % are replaced annually. The wine was tasted daily and the barrels were drawn off when Frédéric Buisson deemed it appropriate. It was fined with bentonite and filtered only very coarsely. Sulphur was only added at bottling with a maximum of 40 to 50 mg/l total sulphite.

quite transparent purple

The Saint-Romain Sous Roche 2021 Combines lots of dark fruit of black cherries, some plum and sour cherries with notes of bark, stems and stalks, some peat and tobacco as well as pepper. The effect is dark, almost earthy, but coherent in itself.

On the palate, the Sous Roche Although the earthy and also acidic component is maintained, it is balanced by a fine extract sweetness and a successfully fine tannin. For all its clarity and freshness, the wine therefore also appears silky and elegant, but remains firm and grippy on the palate and pushes forward to a rather long, chalky finish.