Wine Domaine Bertagna, Clos St. Denis Grand Cru, 2009
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Pinot Noir: 100%
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Tasting Notes
Wine beautiful cherry color.
The wine has a rich, powerful, dense taste different characteristic notes of oak and sweet tannins magnificent finish.
The exotic flavor of the wine is filled with tones of oriental spices, blackberries, plums and cherries.
The wine is excellent in combination with venison and poultry, as well as come to fungi and solid low-fat cheeses.
Interesting Facts
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Red wine Clos St. Denis Grand Cru is made from Pinot Noir grown in the vineyard in Morey-St-Denis. The berries are collected and sorted by hand and is slow natural fermentation. In the future, must be placed in new French oak barrels, where the aged about 18 months.
Domaine Bertagna, founded in 1940 by Claude Bertani - a Frenchman who came from Algeria, now owned by the family of the famous wine-Gunther Reh, who own several other wineries in different parts of the world. The estate is located in the small town of Vougeot, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits, Burgundy.
Bertani domain owned vineyards with a total area of 24 hectares, with 23 hectares are planted with Pinot Noir, 1 hectare put on Chardonnay. The vineyards are located in the domain appellasonah 25, of which 5 - Class Grand Cru, 7 - Premier Cru and one monopole vineyard - Vougeot Premier Cru "Clos de la Perriere". Basically, there are small areas in Côte de Nuits, and only two vineyards - Côte de Beaune.
Prior to 1999, chief winemaker Domain Bertani was Roland Mass, who is now chief winemaker famous "Hospices de Beaune". In his place, Eva Reh-Seeley invited the young Claire Forrest, who has worked on many farms California, South Africa and France. Claire had some modifications in the process of wine production: first, to reduce the use of new oak barrels to 50% for wines and Grand Premiers Crus, and up to 25% - for the usual regional wines. Now the winery is equipped with the latest technology. Team work winemakers only women, producing delicate fruity wine, they bring warmth and part of his soul. More than 80% of the wines are exported to other countries, the rest is sold to private individuals in France.
Producer's description
Domaine Bertagna , founded in the 1940s by Claude Bertagna, a Frenchman who came from Algeria, is now owned by the famous Günther-Rech winemaking family, who own several other wineries in different parts of the world. The estate is located in the small town of Vougeot, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits, in Burgundy. Domain Bertagna owns vineyards with a total area of 24 hectares, with 23 hectares planted with Pinot Noir and 1 hectare devoted to Chardonnay. The domaine's vineyards are located in 25 appellations, of which 5 are Grand Cru, 7 are Premier Cru and one exclusive vineyard is Vougeot Premier Cru "Clos de la Perriere". Mostly small plots are located in the Côte de Nuits and only two vineyards in the Côte de Beaune.
Until 1999, the head winemaker of Domain Bertagna was Roland Mass, who is now the head winemaker of the famous "Hospices de Beaune". In his place, Eva Rech-Siedl invited young Claire Forrestier, who worked in many farms in California, South Africa and France. Claire has made some modifications to the wine production process - most notably, reducing the use of new oak barrels to 50% for Grand and Premier Cru wines and to 25% for regular regional wines. Now the winery is equipped with the latest technology. The winemaking team employs only women, producing delicate fruity wines into which they bring a piece of their warmth and soul. More than 80% of the wines are exported to other countries, the rest is sold to private individuals in France.
