2020 Marchand-Tawse Nuits Saint Georges
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Body: medium-bodied. Like most red wines from ; 14.5% alcohol.
Tannin: medium. From ; aged in oak.
Sweetness: dry. Red wine from is almost always dry.
Acidity: fairly high. from the fairly cool climate of .
Aromas: earthy notes, flowers and red fruit, typical of
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Log inPascal Marchand, Canadian by birth and from Quebec, became known as a 'flying winemaker' in Australia and Chile, but because of his passion for Bougogne and the advice of the legendary Henri Jayer, he came to France in 1983 to actually become a winemaker in his favorite region . He was directly inspired by the young generation of pioneers, who started using organic and biodynamic methods.
The Pascal Marchand-Tawse Nuits Saint Georges is of course a 100% Pinot Noir located in the Nuits Saint Georges. On the Premeaux side, the bottom mainly consists of pebbles and sand. The plots on the other side of the village have shallow soils with some fine 'colluvions' washed down the slope. South of Nuits-Saint-Georges are mainly pebble and sandy soils. 70% of the hand-harvested grapes are destemmed and 30% of the whole bunch are cold macerated for seven days with one "pigeage" per day at the start of alcoholic fermentation, then pumped over during macaration for a gentle extraction for approx. 18 to dawn. The wine then matures for 20 months in 15% new oak and 85% used oak. The barrels are made of French oak and are barrels from Allier, Jupilles and Nevers. The wine is not clarified or filtered.
The Pascal Marchand-Tawse Nuits Saint Georges is already surprisingly flexible in its younger years, but will release its full potential in a few years. The wine has a beautiful light ruby red color in the glass. The aromas are inviting, generous with red and black fruits, a touch of spirit with some forest floor. In the mouth rich and full of expression with a nice spiciness. This Burgundy is charming and perfectly balanced.
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Pascal Marchand, Canadian by birth and from Quebec, became known as a 'flying winemaker' in Australia and Chile, but because of his passion for Bougogne and the advice of the legendary Henri Jayer he came to France in 1983 to actually become a winemaker in his favorite region . He was directly inspired by the young generation of pioneers, who started using organic and biodynamic methods.
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The story of the Maison Marchand-Tawse in Burgundy begins with the extraordinary story of Pascal Marchand, the French-Canadian boy prodigy, who took over the reins of the Clos des Epeneaux in Pommard in 1985 at the age of 22. He became an overnight sensation, and is certainly one of the founders of modern Burgundy. But the Clos des Epeneaux is small. And for a young, talented and ambitious winemaker, 15 years was enough. He needed a new challenge. And he found one!
Merchand-Tawce's Approach
Pascal was approached by Jean-Charles Boisset, scion of the family that controls the third largest French wine group, who wanted to create a domain that would be the showcase for the family's other companies. So with the 1999 vintage, the Domaine de la Vougeraie was launched, giving Pascal the management of more than 90 hectares of Burgundy vineyards, from simple regional appellations to Grand Crus. It was the largest creation of a single estate in Burgundy since the end of World War II. And it quickly became a reference for modern Burgundian production. Pascal took the entire domain into organic farming, with a biodynamic approach. It was revolutionary. During the seven years he was there, Pascal also participated in the development of several other projects in the Boisset group outside Burgundy and abroad. At the same time, he worked as a consultant for wineries around the world, becoming one of the most famous "flying winemakers".
Marchand developed his own wine estate and established himself with his financial partner Moray Tawse as a micro-negociant under the name Marchand-Tawse. In addition, in 2011 this partnership acquired the former and important Domaine Maume, now labeled as Maume-Marchand-Tawse and since then positive reforms have been implemented. Despite the expansions, Marchand deliberately wants to keep it small-scale on the domain. His wines offer great drinking pleasure at a young age, but are vinified in such a way that they can ripen beautifully with confidence and appear to develop well. Each produced wine is approached individually in order to optimally show its own character and terroir origin. The use of wood is therefore highly differentiated and biodynamic methods are becoming increasingly noticeable.
Deze 2020 Marchand-Tawse Nuits Saint Georges laat een lichte robijnkleur zien en biedt een rijk palet van rood en zwart fruit, een subtiele animaalachtige ondertoon met bosgrond en een aangename kruidigheid die de volle, soepele Pinot Noir-expressie mooi in balans houdt. Dankzij die combinatie van fris fruit, elegante tannines en aardse complexiteit past de wijn uitstekend bij gevogelte, varkensvlees, wild en kazen; denk aan geroosterde eend of confit met een bessensaus, langzaam gegaarde varkenslende met kruidenkorst, stoof van hert met paddenstoelen of een plateau met medium-gerijpte kazen waarin de wijn zowel contrast als harmonie biedt.
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