Ropiteau Frères Savigny-lès-Beaune Rouge 2022
An elegant and silky Pinot Noir, with an abundance of Morello cherry fruit, blackcurrant, raspberry and a touch of forest floor, refined tannins and a smooth finish.
The Pinot Noir grapes come from the village of Savigny-lès-Beaune, in the Côte de Beaune, which is located just under two miles north of Beaune. The soil of the Côte is derived predominantly from the subsidence of the Saône River floodplain, which resulted in 200-metre drop with relation to the Morvan Plateau, creating a long hillside with very regular slopes and eastern and south-eastern exposures. This fault also freed minerals that had been trapped in the soil for thousands of years. The vineyards stretch across the gentle slopes of the hillside, allowing the vines to take full advantage of exposure to the sun. The vines are manually harvested.
The grapes were manually sorted and then underwent a traditional vinification in large, wooden vats with selected yeasts. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was matured for 14 to 16 months in French oak barrels, of which 20% were new oak
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Alcoholic strength | 12.5% |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Savigny-lès-Beaune |
| Grapes | Pinot Noir 100% |
| Body | B |
| Contains sulphites | Yes |
| Vegetarian | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Milk | No |
| Eggs | No |
| Organic | No |
| Biodynamic | No |
| Closure | Cork |
The arrival of the railway into Meursault in 1848 incited Jean Ropiteau to establish his own wine merchant house. At just 24-years-old, this young man, whose Burgundian family's roots date back to the 16th century, quickly realised that this new means of transport would enable him to promote the wines of Burgundy far and wide. The wine house expanded throughout the 20th century but remained faithful to its values. In 1940, Jean’s great-grandson, Auguste Ropiteau purchased the current Meursault cellars and a property in the Hospice de Beaune which he acquired for a modest price as it was a time when fine wine sales were hardly favourable. This proved to be a great success, and before long the Ropiteau name became synonymous with the ‘grand’ Meursault. By acquiring a remarkable patchwork of some of the finest parcels or ‘climats’ within the Golden Triangle, Ropiteau Frères has become a specialist in Côte de Beaune and most notably in Meursault. The wines display all the hallmarks of fine Burgundy expressing the nuances of the climats from this renowned terroir.
