2019 Nuits-St Georges, Aux Murgers, 1er Cru, Edouard Delaunay, Burgundy

2019 Nuits-St Georges, Aux Murgers, 1er Cru, Edouard Delaunay, Burgundy

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2019 Nuits-St Georges, Aux Murgers, 1er Cru, Edouard Delaunay, Burgundy

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Domaine Delaunay

Domaine Delaunay

Joel Delaunay is a 5th generation vigneron who produces a range of immaculately crafted wines from Touraine. He has 21 hectares of vineyards located on the banks of the Cher tributary, 50 kilometres east of Tours. His brand new stainless-steel winery is evidence of his dedication to quality - recently he has been joined by his son Thierry, who has recently qualified as an oenologist.

Delaunay produces benchmark Touraine Sauvignons which are delicate in style and possess an attractive, green grassy freshness. His Gamay de Touraine is delicious and a bargain at under £5.

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Touraine

Touraine

Located around the central city of Tours, Touraine is famous for the Cabernet Francs of Bourgueil, Chinon and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, as well as for the dry, sweet and sparkling Chenin Blanc wines of Vouvray and Montlouis.

The bulk of the region's wines are produced under the Sauvignon de Touraine appellation, a good-value Loire Sauvignon Blanc produced on sandy, undulating clay flats between the Cher and Indre tributaries. Reds are also made from Côt (Malbec), Cabernet Franc and Gamay.

Recommended producers: Domaine Jean-Marie Penet, Jacky Blot

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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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