2021 Domaine Tortochot Morey-Saint-Denis 1er cru “Cuvee Renaissance”, Burgundy, France

ABOUT THIS WINE

All grapes for the Tortochot wines are harvested manually and completely destemmed. During the vinification process, cold maceration (cuvaison) takes place for four to five days with the aim of extracting as much color, aromas and flavor from the skins as possible. Only natural yeasts are used for the alcoholic conversion. The wines then go into the cellar where they mature in oak barrels.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Whilst Domaine Tortochot doesnt carry the cachet of the very top domains in Gevrey Chambertin, it does offer some of the best value, producing wines with great terroir transparency in their top Premier Crus and Grand Crus and fabulous drinkability with their village wines. They are a domaine that truly excelled in 2018 and have continued that through this current vintage.

Their consistency in style is testament to the skills at work at the domaine. They have a distinct finesse and lightness of touch and the tannin profile remains incredibly elegant right through their portfolio of wines whilst the natural concentration of fruit and earthy minerality provide structure and intensity on the palate.

Celebrated winemaker in his own right Sylvain Pataille has been the consultant winemaker at the domaine for the last 20 years alongside owner and winemaker Chantal Tortochot, who has a real energy and honesty to her approach. Whilst the team have been working together for 20 years, in the last 5 years they have amended their winemaking to accommodate the obvious climatic changes they see affecting this new era of Burgundy.