The terroir of Les Naugues produces a concentrated and powerful wine, able to age over many years. South-facing and planted on a subsoil of limestone marl, the hillside plot ripens fairly early. This wine has a black fruit and spicy character with beautiful volume, silky tannins and a peppery finish. It is a subtle combination of power, length and finesse.
Appellation: Mercurey 1er Cru
Grape variety: Pinot Noir
Soil: Brown clay soil with silty-clay, medium gravel content from very calcareous marl; vineyards located on a hillside, facing south.
Average age of vines: 46 years
Best drinking time: 3 to 10 years after harvest
Serving temperature:
15-16°C young wine
17-18°C mature wine
Vinification:
Grapes picked and sorted entirely by hand
15 to 20 days in vat beginning with a cold pre-fermentation maceration
Regular cap punching and pumping over operations to extract the material and aromas that will shape the future wine
Ageing: 100% in oak barrels for 12 months, with 30% new oak
Wood aging on this rich wine has given a smooth, lightly spicy texture. That combines with the rounded black fruits to produce a wine that is dense, silky and likely to age well. Drink from 2022.
92 points - Wine Enthusiast
2019
(millésime: 2017)
Sanguin, direct, le fruit est mûr et confituré. La finale s’exprime sur le poivre noir. C’est bien fait.
16/20 — At his best: 2020-2023
guide Bettane et Desseauve 2020 - Application Le Grand Tasting
(millésime: 2017)
Nez concentré sur la cerise noire et les épices. Superbe bouche avec un fruit sucré, des tanins élégants et charnus.
17/20
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui juillet-août 2019 n°147
(millésime: 2018)
Ripe and dense, this fruit and wood-flavored wine is bold and rich. The black fruits and tannins will allow the wine to mature. A concentrated, limited-production wine, it will take a while to mature. Wait until 2023.
91 points - Wine Enthusiast
2019
(millésime: 2016)
Nez intense sur la cerise noire. La bouche est dense, serrée, puissante, avec un coté juteux et des notes grillées en finale.
16/20
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui n°136
2019
(millésime: 2016)
Nez raffiné avec une grande noblesse autour de la mûre et de la cerise noire. La bouche est à la hauteur, avec un superbe jus et une matière concentrée.
17.5/20
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui n°134
2019
(millésime: 2015)
Un fruité gourmand, mûr, on croque dans les petits fruits rouges. Très charpenté et carré
15/20
(millésime: 2015)
Light appearance, heather and wild flower aromas, Very light and delicate in style. Savoury, floral finish.
14/20 — At his best: between 2016 and 2020
(millésime: 2014)
Very mature, nice body with plenty of length. Needs some time as it is still showing the toasting of the barrel.
14/20 — At his best: from 2016 to 2020
Bettane et Dessauve
(millésime: 2013)
Concours international de Lyon — 2019
Lyon
(millésime: 2017)
Concours des Grands Vins de France — 2018
Macon
(millésime: 2016)
Concours des VIns Burgondia — 2018
Beaune
(millésime: 2016)
Concours international de Lyon — 2018
(millésime: 2016)
Concours des grands vins de France — 2017
Macon
(millésime: 2015)
Concours International de Lyon — 2016
(millésime: 2014)
(millésime: 2014)
