2013 Reuilly Rouge, Les Pierres Plates, Denis Jamain

2013 Reuilly Rouge, Les Pierres Plates, Denis Jamain

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Soils in Reuilly are a little heavier than in Sancerre, which suits the Pinot Noir well, adding a little texture below the wine’s gentle redcurrant note; indeed there’s a hint of earth and green tea tannins. Colour is pale, which is normal for so northerly a red wine but the finish is surprisingly persistent. Drink now to end of 2016. Goes well with freshwater fish, but the wine’s crunchy note works well with simple chicken or pork dishes.

About 50 miles south-west of Sancerre, Reuilly is a small appellation of about 150 hectares growing Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. Denis Jamain is the leading light, owning about 10% of the appellation’s vineyards, making very pure and precise wines under the lutte raisonée (minimal intervention) regime.

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Denis Jamain, Reuilly

Denis Jamain, Reuilly

Denis Jamain owns 15ha of vineyards in the Loire wine appellation of Reuilly, about 10% of the entire appellation. The vines are planted on gentle slopes of limestone and clay.

The estate applies the principles of la lutte raisonée. Denis works with the three permitted varieties of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir.

The domaine‘s wines are vinified in a very modern, temperature-controlled winery which is equipped with thermo-regulated stainless steel vats. Each vineyard parcel is vinified separately with full traceability.

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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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