Remoissenet Santenay Grand Clos Rousseau Premier Cru 2019
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Aromas of red berries, light spice, earth. Flavors suggest red fruit, baking spices; tannins are earthy, smooth.
Pair with autumn dishes, such as beef daube; Chinese styled roasted duck; and grilled hamburgers.
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This Santenay over-delivers with a sleek texture, elegant structure and savory grace. It has the immediacy of breathing the scent of a rose bed, a scent that surrounds the smooth tannins and seems to ameliorate their grip. From a grower’s parcel at the upper reaches of this cru, this wine has a beautiful purity.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Remoissenet Père & Fils Santenay Rouge Premier Cru Grand Clos Rousseau is a top-level Burgundy worthy of its premier cru status. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of pure, ripe, red, and black fruit. Pair it with a well-seasoned roast leg of lamb. (Tasted: September 15, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
In the far southern end of the Côte de Beaune, Santenay forms a little notch that juts into the otherwise straight border with Côte Chalonnaise.
Santenay red wines show the true essence of red Burgundy at good price points and without demanding a lot of cellar time. Enticing aromas of rose-petal, violet, red fruits and licorice lead to sturdiness on the palate. With soils rich in oolitic limestone and marl, this is the home of well-constructed, hearty Pinot noir and represents a fantastic region to explore if you are just beginning your understanding of red Burgundy.
Reputable vineyards of Santenay include La Maladière, as well as the Premier Crus of La Comme, Clos de Tavannes, and Les Gravières.