Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Burgundy, Volnay
Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Alcohol Percentage: 13%Viticulture: High Environmental Value
Color: Ruby
Nose: Deep aromas, combining pedigree, nobility, power and finesse. Bouquet of red fruits and violets
Palate: Beautiful palate of red fruits. Silky yet complex, with a balanced and long finish with smooth tannins. Ideal accompaniment to mild cheeses
Color: Purple with violet hues
Nose: Aromas of morello cherry, raspberry, crushed strawberry and violet with an endearing spontaneity
Palate: Loads of red fruits, blueberry, cherries and expressive floral notes. Brilliant structure with savory and sappy tannins
Climate: Semi-continental climate with variations of temperatures
Terroir: The Hautes Côtes de Beaune dominate the west of the slopes of Beaune, from Maranges to Ladoix-Serrigny, at an altitude of 280 to 450 metres. There is a succession of hills and valleys with lower slopes of nacreous limestone, on the slopes there is limestone with chert and on the hilltops clay and hard limestone.
Ageing: 15 days in temperature controlled open tanks, followed by 10 months ageing (60% oak vats and 40% tanks)
Website: http://www.domaine-henri-delagrange.com/en/
Email: didier@domaine-henri-delagrange.com
Domaine Didier Delagrange Haute Côtes-de-Beaune Rouge 2021
Based in Volnay, the Delagrange Family owns vineyards located amongst the best terroirs of the Côtes de Beaune. The Estate is run by Didier Delagrange, 6th generation, and the vines are located in dream appellations : Volnay, Pommard, Aloxe-Corton, Meursault and Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune.
In the vineyard, Didier only uses organic vine and soil preparations, and encourages soil and vine health by plowing between rows. Careful, rigorous care of the vines with grapes picked perfectly healthy and at the right moment.They believe in the importance of understanding each vintage to preserve the natural balance of the wine and to maintain the traditional character of the wine by intervening as little as possible during vinification.