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Burgundy

©eric Andriot-régnier

iN tHe viNeS tHiS wiNteR

While the 2018 vintage luxuriates in the cellar • Pulling up a plot of Mercurey and two plots rodet adheres. In addition, this spring, we
away from the wintry weather, the winegrowers of Hautes-Côtes de Beaune at the Château will be replanting a 1.5-hectare plot of white
are busy in the vines. With an estate of 90 de Mercey, which will be left to rest for two Mercurey which has been lying fallow for the
hectares across the Côte Chalonnaise, Côte years before replanting. past two years. We will, however, have to wait
de Beaune, and Hautes Côtes de Beaune, • In order to limit the amount of chemical until the vines are three years old before we
work is intense. treatments we use, Antonin rodet is carry- can harvest the first fruit.
Other than pruning, which kept the teams busy ing out testing in the vines, sowing fescue, *Confédération des Appellations et des
for three months, this winter, work focused on meadow grass, or clover – depending on the Vignerons de Bourgogne
improving our horticultural heritage, which soil type – between the rows. http://cavb.fr/charte-regionale-engager-nos-
is essential for obtaining quality grapes. This work fits with the charter established terroirs-dans-nos-territoires/
This included: by the CAVB* to which the Maison Antonin

Wine of the moment of the viniculturist
We asked Anne-laure Hernette to name her favorite resulted in lovely wine. Overall yields were down
wine for the spring 2019 season. She opted for the one-third due to frost which hit the region on 28
Santenay 2016 Domaine du Château de Mercey. April. This was all-the-more frustrating given that
With 1.15 hectares planted on east-facing stony the summer was hot and sunny, producing dense
clay-limestone soil, the vines here are 35 years old grapes with thick skins, the recipe for concentration
and produce an indulgent wine with notes of red which translated to some very intense wines. The
berries and a feminine voluptuousness. picking date of 26 September was decisive for the
The 2016 vintage was notable for low volumes good acid/sugar balance.
in certain plots, but some very fine fruit which A perfect accompaniment for finely-sliced Bayonne
ham, Bresse chicken, or Comté cheese.

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