Manuel Olivier Morey-Saint-Denis – 2018 (750ml)

Description

89 points Wine Enthusiast

Fleshy, rich black cherry is sumptuous on the nose of this wine. The palate displays the same ripe, almost overripe, fruit but keeps it in check with measured freshness. It’s a bold, juicy and rounded wine.Anne KrebiehlMW

Winemaker’s Notes

Terroir:located at the foot of the hillside, facing due east at places called les Cognes, les Crais Gillon and les Champs de la vigne at an altitude of 250 m.

Fermentation:50% of the entire harvest is placed at the bottom of the vat, the remaining 50% is destemmed and completes the vat.Cold maceration for one week, native yeasts, vatting for 5 to 6 weeks at 30C.Pigeage and pumping over according to the results of daily tastings.

Aging:18 months on fine lees worked in oak barrels (30% new barrels, 30% 1-wine barrels, 30% barrels over 3 years old).36-month drying barrels whose wood comes from Allier and Vosges oak.Light, slow and long heating deep in the wood.Gravity racking and bottling.

Wine tasting:fruity, fine and delicious nose.Fresh attack.The palate balanced on the body and red stone fruits, finishes delicately.
Food and wine pairing:piece of beef, duck fillets and mature cheeses.