Beaune 1er Cru Aux Coucherias Joseph Voillot (Domaine) 2021

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Beaune 1er Cru Aux Coucherias Joseph Voillot (Domaine) 2021

The wine

Jean-Pierre Charlot, son-in-law of Joseph Voillot, took over the reins of the estate in 1994. Trained oenologist, Jean-Pierre Charlot makes fine wines, fermented just right, with a wonderful elegance and outstanding precision. He always produced extremely aromatic wines with delicate tannins. Now, his nephew Etienne Chaix is getting ready to take over the estate.
The wines, delicate and aromatic, are the best of what Burgundy has to offer in terms of structure, aromas and elegance.
This Beaune Premier Cru Aux Coucherias often has a bitter orange flavour, a symbol of a great aromatic Pinot Noir. This wine comes from vines planted in 1964 and 1981 which produce an extremely concentrated and incredibly elegant wine. The terroir at the top of the slope, with a soil that is a little deep and made of a reddish-brown limestone that forms the Les Coucherias climat, increases the fineness and delicacy of the Pinot Noir, things that this wine has in abundance.

About the Producer Joseph Voillot

A five-generation family domaine, Domaine Joseph Voillot in Volnay covers 10 hectares divided into 35 parcels and 17 appellations, Volnay, Pommard, Meursault and Beaune. In 1995, Joseph Voillot retired and his son-in-law, Jean Pierre Charlot, took over the reins. Jean-Pierre Charlot is an expert in enology, a subject he taught for a long time in Beaune. The work in the vineyards and the cellar is classical but everything is done well. At the vineyard, the soils are worked twice or three times a year and in the winery, vinification is traditional and fragmented, with native yeasts and pressing. Élevage lasts between 16 and 18 months, with about 25% new barrels. This domaine is particularly renowned for its finesse and the perfect balance of its wines.

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