Maison Roche de Bellene, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, Les Suchots, Burgundy

An introduction to Maison Roche de Bellene, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, Les Suchots, Burgundy

The largest Premier Cru climat within the Vosne-Romanée appellation, Les Suchots is ideally positioned between the Grand Cru vineyards of Echezeaux and Romanée-Saint-Vivant. It has an easterly aspect and soils consisting predominantly of clay marl. Planted entirely with Pinot Noir, the Les Suchots name is synonymous with the production of superior quality Premier Cru wine. With a network of growers across Burgundy’s best sites, Maison Roche de Bellene decides which parcels to use for each vintage, often selecting fruit from more than one plot. The Maison’s emphasis is on sustainable and organic farming, and the fruit or base wine often come from old vines. Here they were planted on south-facing clay-limestone soils at an elevation of 250m. The vintage production of Maison Roche de Bellene Vosne Romanée Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots is often less than 500 bottles.

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Understanding Maison Roche de Bellene, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, Les Suchots, Burgundy

The wine is produced from hand-harvested Pinot Noir grapes. A proportion of whole bunches is used during fermentation with indigenous yeast. The wine matures for up to 18 months in 100% new oak barrels. It is usually bottled filtered but unfined, with some vintage variation. This Les Suchots is supple and aromatic with ripe black cherry and red berry fruit, vibrant spices and gamey savouriness. The initially firm tannins require several years in bottle to flesh out, but the wine rewards cellaring of up to 20 years.

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