2008 Beaune 1er Cru, Clos du Roi, Domaine Camus-Bruchon

2008 Beaune 1er Cru, Clos du Roi, Domaine Camus-Bruchon

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2008 Beaune 1er Cru, Clos du Roi, Domaine Camus-Bruchon

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Vibrant bouquet with ripe redcurrant notes. Delicious, fleshy and generous flavors that are supported by a notably firm, serious and well-balanced finish. This is archetypal Beaune. Drink to 2017

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Domaine Camus-Bruchon

Domaine Camus-Bruchon

Domaine Camus-Bruchon is a small, family-owned winery located in Savigny-lès-Beaune, in the Côte de Beaune region of Burgundy. The estate was founded in 1910 by Charles Camus and has been passed down through the generations. Today, it is run by the fourth generation of the Camus family, brothers Laurent and Dominique Camus.

The estate consists of approximately 15 hectares (37 acres) of vineyards, primarily in the Savigny-lès-Beaune appellation but also in the neighbouring appellations of Pernand Vergelesses and Aloxe Corton.

The estate produces a range of wines from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, including red and white Savigny-lès-Beaune, and Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines from the neighbouring appellations. Traditional winemaking techniques are favoured, including hand-harvesting, natural fermentation, and ageing in French oak barrels.

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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or.

Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.

The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.

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