Bourgogne Rouge - Pinot Noir (22) H&G B

Pinot Noir | stokken 30 jaar oud | 450 meter hoogte | terroir van kalkhoudende-klei | rijping in gebruikte eikenhouten barriques | prachtige frisheid | stenig | kersenfruit | heerlijk sap | rijp rood en wat zwart fruit | lichte specerijen | souplesse en pit

Henri & Gilles Buisson 

Franck and Frédérick Buisson zijn de huidige generatie wijnmakers in dit familiebedrijf. Specialisten in Saint-Romain en ondertussen ook bekend als de beste producent van het dorp. Waar het jaren geleden nog te koel was in Saint-Romain om echt serieuze wijnen te maken, zijn de wijmakers nu in staat net zulke mooie wijnen te maken als in Meursault, Chassagne- en Puligny-Montrachet. Het domein heeft 19 hectare aan wijngaarden en is gestart in 1940. Vanaf 1970 werken ze al volledig biologisch. 

Review

A strong effort in a challenging year, the 2021 Bourgogne Pinot Noir delivers aromas of sweet berries, plums and spices, followed by a light to medium-bodied, tangy and supple palate that will make for thirst-quenching drinking on release. 88/100

Saint-Romain's reference point, this 19-hectare domaine has been estate bottling since the late 1940s and farming organically since the 1970s. Today, brothers Franck and Frédérick Buisson preside over the vineyards and cellar, where white grapes are sorted, crushed and pressed for two and a half hours and musts are barreled down with minimal settling. Reds see gentle extraction, generally with some 50% whole bunches, though that proportion was somewhat reduced in 2021 given the vintage conditions. The result is elegantly textural, chiseled wines that can age very well but are also hard to resist young. After a series of sunny vintages, where Saint-Romain's altitude helped to retain freshness, don't count out the 2021s, a more challenging year that has nevertheless produced some beautifully electric, saline whites and perfumed, supple reds.