Wine Domaine de la Choupette, Santenay "Comme Dessus" AOC, 2016
Tasting Notes
Wine of intense, brilliant ruby color.
The taste of wine is concentrated, round, rich, fruity, well-structured, with enveloping silky tannins and a long velvety aftertaste.
The expressive fruit aroma of the wine reveals notes of Morello cherry, subtle nuances of black currant, oak and vanilla.
Wine is recommended to serve meat salads, red meat dishes, such as beef tartare with black toast and grainy mustard, vitello tato with caper fruits, stew with meat and vegetables, pies stuffed with poultry meat, soft cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Domaine de la Choupette, Santenay "Comme Dessus" - an elegant red wine with a bright, mesmerizing fruit aroma and a rich, well-structured and balanced flavor. Pinot Noir grapes are grown on clay-lime soil in the appellation of Santenay. Age of vines - 30 years. Harvested by hand, carefully selected and gently pressed using a pneumatic press. Fermentation begins in stainless steel vats at a temperature of 30 ° C, at the end of the wort moves into large oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation is carried out in March-April of the following year. Then the wine is aged in steel tanks and old oak barrels for 10-12 months.
Producer's description
The Domaine de la Choupette family estate, created in September 1992, is located in the appellation of Santenay. Today, the owners of the estate are the brothers Philippe and Jean Christophe Guthrin, representatives of the third generation of winemakers, who received the domain from his father. Vineyards of the economy, occupying 13 hectares, spread in Santene, as well as in the communes of Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrache. The company owns modern equipment for the cultivation of vines and winemaking, but remains very attached to the traditions that have created a reputation for Burgundy. The subject of great attention to the domain is working with vines and the entire process of developing wines in search of the highest quality. That is why old oak barrels are almost always used for aging drinks.
