2021 Pierrick Bouley Monthelie Aux Fournereaux Cote de Beaune, France

MONTHELIE Aux Fournereaux

Surface   0.50ha

Name   Aux Fournereaux

Varietal   100% Pinot Noir 

Color   Red

Terroir   Red clay and marl on gravelly limestone

Exposure   South –  Southeast 

VINIFICATION / MATURING

Manual harvesting in boxes; these are emptied directly onto a sorting table, where sorters remove foreign bodies and possibly the least appealing grapes before passing onto a vibrating sorting table. A conveyor belt then transports the harvest to the press. Since the 2016 vintage, the vinification has been done without sulfur to achieve the magnificent aromas of fresh fruit. As a result, fermentation begins quickly. Precise control of density and temperature is carried out twice a day to have ideal fermentation kinetics, and the wine is settled for a maximum of 24 hours after pressing to eliminate solid parts. The must is then put in vats for the beginning of the alcoholic fermentation, then halfway through the fermentation, we put it in barrels for 12 months. After this year of aging in barrels, the wines are racked, we add a little SO2 to stabilize them, and then they are filtered or not depending on the case and bottled by us.

TASTING

This wine, with its finesse and lightness, is best drunk young to take advantage of its freshness and its fresh fruits. As it ages, the red fruits develop into aromas of undergrowth, fern, and spices. Our Monthélie will be ideal as an aperitif and with choice charcuterie. It will also be a perfect accompaniment to round meats, roasted poultry, roasted lamb, or even rabbit.

Alcohol Content   13.50%

Residual Sugar   1.2g/L

Total Acidity   4.13g/L

Malic Acidity   < 0.4

pH   3.30

Production   1500 bottles