Maison Chanzy Les Fortunes Bourgogne Pinot Noir

Maison Chanzy Les Fortunes Bourgogne Pinot NoirThis wine has an attractive shiny light ruby colour. It is both refined and very frank on the nose and palate. It opens to aromas of red fruits. Its silky tannins support the balance of a wine, such that it can be kept for some time (3 to 5 years) while being very enjoyable in its youth. Grapes undergo cold pre fermentation maceration for ten days with pumping over and punching down under temperature control throughout fermentation. This wine is

Wonderful balance and purity

though is particularly good with fish dishes

On the palate it has a wonderful density

The soils in the shadow of Mont Ventoux made internationally famous by the Tour de France are rich in limestone with the vineyards located at a higher elevation than in the neighbouring Rhone Valley

with temperatures peaking at 28 - 30°C

producing wines that are characterised by high acidity and minerality

and Merlot

Fermentation of the base wines takes place primarily in stainless steel tanks with just a small fraction fermented in old oak barrels

This is a wine that manages to reflect all the character of a major terroir

It has a deep aromatic intensity of black fruit

with a deeper colour that telegraphs serious concentration

composting and mulching takes place which improves soil health by promoting earthworm activity