2019 Beaune 1er Cru Vignes Franches, Domaine Boris Champy
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Winemaker:Domaine Boris Champy
The Domaine has three plots on the classic Côte de Beaune: a Pommard, a First Growth Beaune called Aux Couchérias, and this First Growth Beaune Vignes Franches, which is outstanding in 2019. It is a modest plot (1/5 of a hectare) whose vines lie close to the Clos des Mouches, near the Pommard commune boundary, always early-ripening. The soil is light, clay-limestone, with small rocks. Vines are old or fully mature, planted prior to 1985. Piles of stones surround the plot (collected by vignerons, to enable the land to be worked), which isolate and protect it. Colour of this wine is ruby-purple of medium depth, aromas being very lively. Palate is rich and fleshy, with beguiling texture, generous fruit and gentle tannins (for drinking 2024-2030+). Like all of Boris Champy’s wines, this is certified organic (by Ecocert), and also certified bio-dynamic (by Demeter).
| Weight | 1.5 kg |
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| Wine Name | Beaune 1er Cru Vignes Franches, Domaine Boris Champy |
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| Product Code | CO0519RA |
| Customs Status | Duty Paid |
| Tax Status | Inc Tax |
Winemaker
Domaine Boris Champy
In January 2021 we were thrilled to introduce, for the first time in the UK, the wines of the highly talented Boris Champy, who has recently taken over running a top estate in the Hautes Côtes de Beaune. These vineyards were originally assembled and brought to prominence by Didier Montchovet, who was a pioneer of organic and bio-dynamic viticulture, dating back to 1984. Didier had reached retirement age, so handed over to Boris, an oenologist by training, with an impressive wine-making record. He previously worked in Libourne for the Moueix family, in Napa at Dominus estate, then for a Beaune shipper, then as manager for Domaine du Clos des Lambrays, in Morey-Saint-Denis. His vineyards today are situated in the hills westwards of Pommard, with others in the adjoining commune of Bouze-lès-Beaune. Due to the higher altitude of the vines, grapes typically come to ripeness a week or so later here than on the Côte de Beaune. This used to be a disadvantage, but with the hotter summers Burgundy is now regularly experiencing, it allows precious acidity to be retained, while simultaneously natural sugars and grape-skins can be brought to complete ripeness.