Raquillet Mercurey Rouge Vieilles Vignes 2020

Region

Mercurey, Burgundy, France

Vintage:

2020

Producer:

Domaine Francois Raquillet

Grapes:

Pinot Noir

Wine Description:

Although coming from old vines, they produce a delicious, gourmet wine with notes of fresh fruit, with a smooth, creamy texture. The wine opens from its first year. It is a pleasure wine that can be enjoyed in the first few years.

Press juice and free-run juice are blended before aging in barrels for 12 months (20% new barrels). After light filtration, the wine is bottled.
The grapes are 100% destemmed and then gravity-fed into stainless steel vats. They are then transferred to tanks for a 5-day cold pre-fermentation maceration (12°C). Fermentation occurs naturally with the indigenous yeasts present on the grapes and in the winery. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in tanks, while malolactic fermentation occurs in barrels. Punching down is minimal; pump-overs are performed twice daily. The wine is racked after 12 to 15 days and then pressed.

Producer Description

Recognized as, possibly, the best producer in the village. François, the 11th generation of grape growers in Mercurey, has 14 hectares of superbly sited, mostly old, vines. He believes in low yields, mature (rather than super-ripe) fruit and a severe selection at the table de tri. The depth, richness and concentration which characterise his wines are a result of this, rather than any over extraction. Francois has always worked alongside his wife Emmanuelle and they have now been joined by their daughter Jeanne.