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Domaine Gilles Bouton Saint Aubin 1er Cru 'En Remilly' 2022

Appellation
Saint Aubin
Region
Côte de Beaune
Vintage
2022
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SKU: EBOU01W-22
Overview

‘En Remilly’ is arguably the best of the Saint Aubin premier cru vineyards.  It falls from a steep, south-facing hillside which is an extension of the Grand Cru ‘Le Montrachet’ as the slopes follow the valley. The soil make-up (if you can even call it soil!) is pretty much crushed gravel, making for one of the most mineral whites in the zone. Floral, flinty and citric, it’s one of the great discoveries in white Burgundy.

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BURGUNDY 2022 VINTAGE

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After three successive high-quality but low-quantity vintages, winemakers in Burgundy are refilling their cellars with an excellent 2022 harvest.This is not to say that it was an easy ride. Once again, frost, heat and drought put stress on the growing season, but timing is everything, and the extreme weather did much less damage than in previous years.

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Winters have been wet and mild for years now. The winter of 2021-22 was not, with less than average rainfall and seasonal temperatures. Under these ‘normal’ conditions, we would expect budburst in the first half of April. But summer-like conditions at the end of March forced the vines, especially Chardonnay, to bud early, and we went into frost season with tender green buds exposed. There were two nights in the coming week below zero, but damage was limited.

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Spring conditions set in in mid-April, but Summer followed soon thereafter, dry with spiky heat waves. The vines went wild.  Winemakers fought to keep the growth under control. And the fight continued until flowering, which happened a couple of weeks early in mid-May.

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The warm, dry conditions led to nearly-perfect flowering. We saw for the first time the potential of a great crop, with lots of beautiful, full, well-formed grape bunches; and an early harvest, with fruit setting well ahead of schedule.

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But the drought held, and the fear was that this beautiful fruit would shrivel on the vine. Finally, at the end of June, the rain came. Summer storms bring with them the risk of hail, so all eyes were on the sky as the storms were sometimes violent causing significant but limited hail damage. The rains were intermittent, but regular for the next weeks. The cumulative rainfall would not be enough to see the crop through to harvest, however.

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The heat waves continued through the rains, and so the risk of fungal disease, usually associated with wet conditions, dried up. But temperatures spiked and dry conditions set in again. The grapes ripened in a full-blown heat wave. Winemakers had to keep a close eye on sugar levels, as the risk was that ripeness could gallop away at the last minute.

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And then, just about the time when it looked like an over-ripe mid-August harvest was imminent, it rained again. And the producers were able to let that water absorb into the fruit, increasing the volume of juice that was ultimately harvested in the first week of September.

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2022, both white and red, are showing real depth and ripeness. And while there was once again very little malic acid, the tartaric acid holds the balance and structure together. Early tastings in the barrel show enormous charm and vitality. Very promising.

Appellation

SAINT AUBIN

COTE DE BEAUNE

A close neighbor of Montrachet, lying between Chassagne and Puligny, and in places touching on the grand cru vineyards themselves, Saint-Aubin is a wine-growing village in the southern part of the Côte de Beaune in the heartland of the great white burgundies. The neighboring hamlet of Gamay may have given its name to the Gamay grape. The appellation was granted recognition in 1937. The words “Côte de Beaune "(rouge) may be added to the name of the village, or the wine may be labelled as "Côte-de-Beaune-Villages ".

The appellation Saint Aubin covers the village of Saint Aubin and Gamay, and includes 30 premiers crus vineyards. The soil is deep in most parts of these vineyards, and gives a vigorous, full-bodied Pinot Noir, robust yet refined.  Tender and fruity, the village wine reaches its peak after 3 to 5 years in the cellar.

Wines

White Saint-Aubin can often be as noble as its more famous neighbors of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet. When young, it combines aromas of white flowers, flinty minerality, nuttiness and orange blossom. Richer fragrances come with age, beeswax and honey, almond paste and spice. This is a firm wine which becomes fleshier and fuller with time. It has potential to be a wine with real breeding.

Red Saint Aubin is usually dark garnet or crimson color. Its aromas are of blackcurrant, black cherry and often blackberry. These are set off by spicy coffee notes, and can take on very earthy tones. In the mouth it is fat and silky with a lively finish. Older wines are supple, warm and long.

Terroirs

White grapes grow on white clays with a high limestone content ; the reds prefer brownish clays. The slopes are steep in places and face east or southeast. Altitude varies between 300 and 350 meters.

Color 

Reds - Pinot Noir

Whites - Chardonnay 

Production surface area

1 hectare (ha) = 10000m2= 2.4 acres

Whites: 113.12 ha (including 87.55 ha Premier Cru)

Reds : 49.69 ha (including 35.64 ha Premier Cru)

Food

Saint Aubin whites are a subtle balance between elegant freshness and a rich but not excessive fatness and body, which gives it a fluid, juicy mouth-feel. Wine like this is great with firm-textured fish and grilled or steamed shellfish. It would also go well with free-range, dense-fleshed poultry.

Saint Aubin reds have surprising depth, real earthiness that often verges on Pinot Noir notes of manure. You are looking to match this traits with flavorful meats like roast beef or pork, glazed or bwell-basted poultry, rich full-fat cheeses, or sautéed foie gras. Richness in general goes well with this type of tannin.

Appellations

On the label, the appellations Saint Aubin' and Saint Aubin 1er Cru may be followed by the name of a specific vineyard, known as a climat. 

The following climats are classified as premier cru:

Bas de Vermarain à l'Est

Derrière Chez Edouard

Derrière la Tour

Echaille

En Créot

En la Ranché

En Montceau

En Remilly

En Vollon à l'Est

Es Champs

La Chatenière

Le Bas de Gamay à l'Est

Le Charmois

Le Puits

Les Castets

Les Champlots

Les Combes

Les Combes au Sud

Les Cortons

Les Frionnes

Les Murgers des dents de chien

Les Perrières

Les Travers de Marinot

Marinot

Pitangeret 

Sous Roche Dumay

Sur Gamay

Sur le sentier du Clou

Vignes Moingeon

Village

The following climats are village wines from a single-vineyard, known as a lieu-dit.

Au Bas de Jorcul

Bas de Vermarain à l'Ouest

Champ Tirant

En Choilles

En Goulin

En Jorcul

En l'Ebaupin

En Vermarain à l'Est

En Vesveau

Gamay

La Fontenotte

La Traversaine

Le Banc

Le Banc de Monin

Le Puits

Les Argillers

Les Castets

Les Pucelles

Les Travers de chez Edouard

Les Vellerottes

Sous les Foires

Tope Bataille

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