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2021 Auxey Duresses Rouge 1er Cru
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
Though Romain Taupenot is the winemaker at his family’s domaine, he’ll tell you his primary focus is on farming the domaine’s impressive collection of vineyards. For Romain, more work in the vineyards means beautiful, ripe, healthy grapes and less work in the cellar. A blend of two premier cru vineyards, Les Duresses and Les Grands Champs, this bottling has a gorgeous nose with cherry, savory bacon fat, and a faint smokiness. Each sip gives red berries, earthiness, and the balanced richness that is the hallmark of the domaine.
—Dustin Soiseth
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Pinot Noir |
Appellation: | Auxey Duresses |
Country: | France |
Region: | Burgundy |
Producer: | Domaine Taupenot-Merme |
Winemaker: | Romain Taupenot |
Vineyard: | .4 ha, Planted in 1953 |
Soil: | Clay, Limestone |
Farming: | Organic (practicing) |
Alcohol: | 13.5% |
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About The Producer
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
Romain Taupenot is the ninth generation to run this family domaine. He first helped out at the domaine as a child, and then in 1998, he assumed management alongside his sister, Virginie. With 9 hectares in the Côte de Nuits and another 4.5 hectares in the Côte de Beaune, Domaine Taupenot-Merme produces nineteen different wines across seventeen appellations. Romain considers the house style to be one of richness with freshness, relying on the innate quality of the sites they farm to deliver wines that are balanced and complete. With this amazing assortment of climats, the hard-working Romain and Virginie are perfect ambassadors for this esteemed Burgundian terroirs.
About The Region
Burgundy
In eastern central France, Burgundy is nestled between the wine regions of Champagne to the north, the Jura to the east, the Loire to the west, and the Rhône to the south. This is the terroir par excellence for producing world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The southeast-facing hillside between Dijon in the north and Maranges in the south is known as the Côte d’Or or “golden slope.” The Côte d’Or comprises two main sections, both composed of limestone and clay soils: the Côte de Nuits in the northern sector, and the Côte de Beaune in the south. Both areas produce magnificent whites and reds, although the Côte de Beaune produces more white wine and the Côte de Nuits more red.
Chablis is Burgundy’s northern outpost, known for its flinty and age-worthy Chardonnays planted in Kimmeridgian limestone on an ancient seabed. Vézelay is a smaller area south of Chablis with similar qualities, although the limestone there is not Kimmeridgian.
To the south of the Côte de Beaune, the Côte Chalonnaise extends from Chagny on its northern end, down past Chalon-sur-Saône and encompasses the appellations of Bouzeron in the north, followed by Rully, Mercurey, Givry, and Montagny.
Directly south of the Chalonnaise begins the Côte Mâconnais, which extends south past Mâcon to the hamlets of Fuissé, Vinzelles, Chaintré, and Saint-Véran. The Mâconnais is prime Chardonnay country and contains an incredible diversity of soils.
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