Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roy Dom. Isabelle Doudet 2022

Country
France
Region
Cote d`Or
Producer
Domaine Isabelle Doudet
Grape(s)
Pinot Noir (100%)
Type
Red
Style
Smooth
Oaked Style
Oaked
Body Style
Medium bodied
Dry/Sweet Style
Not applicable
Alcohol Content
12.5%
Closure Style
Cork
Organic/Biodynamic
No
Sustainable
Yes-sustainable practices
Vegetarian/Vegan
Vegetarian
Yes
Vegan
Yes
Allergens
Sulphites
Yes
Milk
No
Egg
No

Region

Côte d’Or stretches from Dijon in the north to Santenay in the south, via Beaune. The wines produced here are more complex, more expensive and more lasting than elsewhere in Burgundy. They come from famous villages such as Vosne Romanee, Pommard, Volnay, Meursault and Puligny Montrachet. The region is divided into two parts, Côte de Nuits to the north and Cote de Beaune to the south. The first produces almost exclusively red wines, the second both red and whites. Cote d’Or takes its name from the Orient; the vines face east to make the most of limited sunlight.

Producer

Isabelle Doudet represents the third generation of this family estate established in the 1930s. Following her studies in the legal world, she decided to return to her passion which is viticulture and winemaking obtaining her diploma as an oenologist technician at the Jules Guyot University Institute in Dijon. Today, the Isabelle Doudet estate has 13 hectares of vines, covering 15 appellations all located around the iconic Corton hill. The whole Domaine is cultivated using sustainable methods, with controlled yields, organic treatments and light ploughing to preserve the overall balance in the vineyards ant its ecosystem. The vines on the estate are relatively old, up to 70 years and they feel it important to stick to the traditions, maintaining ploughing with their horses and working the vines by hand.
Tasting Notes
This is a parcel of 30 year old vines on marl and clay soils. Hand picking and fermentation in open vats for 20 days before pressing into barrels for maturation of a period of 18 months, 25% new oak. This wine has a striking and vivid colour of luminous scarlet. On the nose aromas of blackcurrant and blackberry and red cherry. Strong black fruit and ripe cherries, with a slight earthiness. Good structure and a long, lasting finish.
Food
This wine pairs well with roasted meats, duck breast, leg of lamb and charcuterie.