Domaine Prieur-Brunet Santenay Maladiere Premier Cru 2019
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A medium to full-bodied wine with an expansive texture and fine ripe tannins. Aromas of dark fruit are complimented by notes of earth, tobacco and coffee.
A versatile red wine ideally suited to all roast meats, hearty winter stews, and aged cheeses.
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Saturated with black cherry and blackberry fruit, this is a solidly built, linear red. Focused and vibrant, with elements of earth, spice and mineral chiming in. Converges on the fresh, precise finish. Best from 2024 through 2040.
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La Maladière is known for its rich, muscular expressions of Santenay and this full-bodied, densely concentrated red fits true to type. Black-cherry and plum flavors are pristine and ripe but framed by firm, fine-grained tannins and a rigid, stony undertow that needs more time to yield. An elegant, structured wine with a perfumed black-tea finish, it will drink at peak from 2024. Cellar Selection.
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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
In the far southern end of the Côte de Beaune, Santenay forms a little notch that juts into the otherwise straight border with Côte Chalonnaise.
Santenay red wines show the true essence of red Burgundy at good price points and without demanding a lot of cellar time. Enticing aromas of rose-petal, violet, red fruits and licorice lead to sturdiness on the palate. With soils rich in oolitic limestone and marl, this is the home of well-constructed, hearty Pinot noir and represents a fantastic region to explore if you are just beginning your understanding of red Burgundy.
Reputable vineyards of Santenay include La Maladière, as well as the Premier Crus of La Comme, Clos de Tavannes, and Les Gravières.