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Burgundy

les ursulines

collection

Top quality Burgundy wines

Jean-Claude Boisset produces quintessential important wines in the range, since they open the
Burgundy wine, mainly from the Côte de nuits tasting and are the entry point for the wine-lover.
and Côte de Beaune, and always with an elegant So it is essential that they reflect the style that
style. these are clean, forthright wines, that are is all about elegance and the purity of the fruit.”
smooth and resolutely fruity. the collection of the white is ample and generous with good length.
around 40 wines includes some original cuvées and the red is supple and fruity.
some hidden gems that illustrate the patchwork Bourgogne organic Aligoté
of Burgundy’s climats. around 70% red, the wine
house produces around 300,000 bottles annually, Les ursulines
the equivalent of an estate of 40 hectares. thirty-year-old vines located on the Hautes-Côtes
Like a constellation at the heart of the range, de nuits above the village of Vosne-romanée, on
the Les Ursulines collection comprises five mainly limestone soil. aged in oak for two winters.
Burgundy wines vinified and aged like the very a crisp, citrussy wine with a smoky touch; smooth
best appellations. these are hand-stitched wines and sustained.
worked along several creative lines. Some are Nature d’ursulines Pinot Noir and
made without sulfur, and they include an organic Nature d’ursulines Chardonnay
aligoté 100% aged in oak for two winters, which
is a rare thing. made without sulfur during vinification, but protected
with a tiny dose on bottling to preserve its purity
respect for the personality of each terroir means for the most precise expression of the varietals. Grégory Patriat creates
continually pushing the envelope, using minimum with Laure Guilloteau the exceptional
wines signed Jean-Claude Boisset
yields and vinification with the least intervention the red is temptingly fruity, supple, acidulated
possible to bring out the true nature of the wine. and silky.
“Add nothing to the wine, take nothing away,” the white has a clean aromatic complexity, at
says Grégory Patriat, the master of ceremonies once fresh yet rich.
who has been vinifying the wines with brio since
2002, making this his 17 vintage.
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