Alcohol: 13%
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Location: Bourgogne Côte-d'Or, France
Tasting Notes: A parcel of 90 ares, with one part 20 years old and the other 55 years old. It's called Les Pressonniers, in Gevrey-Chambertin.
Bourgogne Rouge Côte d’Or comes from a plot of Gevrey-Chambertin vines, giving delicate fruit and body, as well as the character and complexity of the Gevrey-Chambertin terroir.
Notes: No irrigation. Harvested by hand. Sorting in the vineyards and on table upon arrival. 100% destemmed. Fermented in tank. Aged in tanks and barrels. Malolactic fermentation in tanks. Punch down during maceration and fermentation. Aging 3 months in stainless steel tank and then in old oak barrels (size 228L) for 11 months. Filtered with Kieselgur.
Food pairing: Fish, white meat, poultry
Winery Story: Domaine Thierry Mortet is located in the center of the village of Gevrey-Chambertin, north of the Côte de Nuits wine route, between Dijon and Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Mortet was officially created in 1992, when Thierry's father retired and his estate was divided between his two sons. Before joining his partners and brother at the domaine, Thierry studied enology and viticulture in Beaune. Thierry and his wife, Veronique, were joined at the estate by their daughter, Lise, in 2020.
Thierry started with a 4-hectare vineyard and has since increased it to 8.5 hectares (21 acres). The vineyards spread over four villages: Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Couchey and Daix (west of Dijon). He produces around 2,900 cases annually; 85% red wine and 15% white wine.
Thierry uses Burgundy barrels from Rousseau et Toutan, one third new each year. He uses classic winemaking techniques: pre-fermentation maceration for 3 or 4 days, total fermentation time of 2 weeks. The grapes are harvested by hand, sorted and 100% de-stemmed. The result is expressive, full-bodied, generous, pure wines, which generally age well for 6-7 years.
