Burgundy
Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru "Les Vallerots" - 2020 - Morgan et Julie Truchetet
Domaine Truchetet
A racy, wild, "brambly" nose, with explosive notes of blackcurrant buds. The palate is velvety, with supple tannins. A structured wine, both full and ethereal. Morgan's advice: enjoy it with red meat, pigeon stuffed with grapes, or a filet mignon of glazed pork.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Integrated winegrowing
- Appellation
- Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
- Degree of alcohol
- 14.5 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2035
- rock’n’roll
100% Pinot Noir, a cuvée made with purchased grapes grown on a 33-are plot of clay-limestone soils and harvested by the estate’s team, on Les Vallerots climat. Yields 20 hl/ha. Vinification: all work is done by gravity – cold pre-fermentation maceration with 100% destemmed grapes, indigenous yeasts, some pumping over, and 12 months of maturation in barrels (25% are new oak). Blended in vats, and bottled at the estate.
Morgan et Julie Truchetet
Morgan and Julie Truchetet, brother and sister, took over Domaine Truchetet from their father Jean-Pierre in January of 2019. Together, they represent the fifth generation to lead Domaine Truchetet. After receiving his diploma in viticulture and oenology from the lycée viticole in Beaune, Morgan worked at Domaine Lescure, eventually rising to the position of vineyard manager from 2012 to...
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