Bouchard Père & Fils : Vosne-Romanée Village 2022

Characteristics and tasting notes for the Vosne-Romanée "Village" 2022 Bouchard Père & Fils

Tasting

Colour
The colour reveals a delicate pale ruby hue with subtle garnet nuances.

Nose
The aromatic bouquet opens with fine red fruit aromas of strawberry, raspberry and cherry, underpinned by a mineral backbone and light herbaceous touches. With aeration, more complex notes of undergrowth, earth and spice emerge with elegance.

Palate
The palate offers a perfect balance between well-controlled acidity and silky, perfectly integrated tannins. With great structural elegance, the palate unfolds flavours of cherry, raspberry and spice, before stretching into a long, refined finish.

Food and wine pairing

This red wine pairs wonderfully with liver terrines, feathered game such as pheasant or partridge, as well as meat skewers. It also goes very well with Asian-inspired wok dishes, mushroom or truffle risottos, rabbit, or soft-rind cheeses such as brie and camembert.

Serving and storage

For optimal enjoyment of the Vosne-Romanée "Village" 2022, it is recommended to serve this wine at a temperature between 14 and 16°C. Blessed with excellent ageing potential, it can be kept and will be ideal to drink until around 2035.

Other characteristics

This wine has an alcohol content of 13%.

The elegance and precision of a Vosne-Romanée red wine

The estate

Founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard in Beaune, the house of Bouchard Père & Fils is a true institution in Burgundy. Historically renowned for its négociant-éleveur activity, the estate has undergone a major transition to focus exclusively on the production of its own vineyards. The estate, which spans approximately 130 hectares of prestigious terroirs, is now owned by Artémis Domaines. Backed by its historic cellars located in the Château de Beaune, the estate also stands out for its deep environmental commitment, holding a High Environmental Value certification and undergoing a conversion to organic farming.

The vineyard

This Vosne-Romanée comes from plots located within the renowned Côte de Nuits appellation. The vines, trained using the Guyot method, thrive on soils composed of clay-limestone marls dating back to the Jurassic period, covered by clay-gravel scree that can reach up to three metres in thickness. The vineyard is managed according to environmentally friendly practices, with controlled yields and hand harvesting followed by rigorous sorting to retain only the finest quality berries.

The vintage

The year was marked by exceptional sunshine and perfect sanitary conditions. Despite periods of intense heat during the growing cycle, the vines drew on their resources to produce grapes of ideal ripeness, preserving lovely vibrancy and great freshness.

Winemaking and ageing

The winemaking process for the Vosne-Romanée "Village" 2022 begins with a four-day cold maceration. The grapes, 70% destemmed and kept as whole bunches for the remainder, ferment using indigenous yeasts, with no additives whatsoever. The wine is then aged on the lees for ten months in French oak barrels, one third of which are new with a very light toast, without any intermediate racking. The wine is bottled after gentle filtration and without fining.

Grape variety

100% Pinot Noir