Burgundy
Marsannay "Clos du Roy" - 2023 - Sylvain Pataille
Domaine Sylvain Pataille
Deep, complex nose, notes of red cherry, cranberry, evolving on jammy black fruits, leather, and a hint of smoke. Velvety palate, both spicy and mineral, with a great volume! His wines have reached an entirely new level. This bottle will become a milestone. Decanting is recommanded.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Designation
- Marsannay AOP
- Bottled by
- Sylvain Pataille
- Colour
- Red Wine
- Degree of alcohol
- 12.5 %
- To drink from
- 2026 to 2030
- rock’n’roll
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100% Pinot Noir, from 15 to 60-year old vines, planted on very loose soils on the lovely parcel Clos du Roy, in the northern reaches of the AOC, just outside of Dijon. Manual harvest and natural vinification: 80% whole bunches, 20% destemmed, three weeks of maceration in vats, zero additives. Matured for 18 months in 3-10 year-old barrels, blended then matured an additional month in vats, with a light filtration at the end. Bottled at the Estate with one gram of added sulphur.
Sylvain Pataille
Sylvain Pataille, a fortysomething vigneron in Marsannay, is undoubtedly one of the most exciting revelations of this area in recent times. He’s no recent arrival, though, he just knew how to be patient, start small, and grow: from 1 hectare in 1999, the estate now has 17... The estate was certified organic in 2008, but Pataille lost his certification in 2016, to his great chagrin, following a...
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