Pinot Noir | Les Gardes

APPELLATION: Vin de France

TYPE: red

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% pinot noir

ORIGIN: France, Burgundy

EVOLUTION: 3 years

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 14-16° C

RECOMMENDED GLASS: medium glass

ALCOHOL VOLUME: 13%

FORMAT: 75 cl

THE WINE:

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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NOTES FROM OUR SOMMELIERS

👁 Of a beautiful ruby ​​red color;

👃🏻 the nose is fruity and fragrant, with notes of red and black fruits (cherry, raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant) and spices;

👄 on the palate it is soft and pleasant, with tannins that are delicate and perfectly integrated. Nice minerality on the finish.

RECOMMENDED COMBINATION

An agile and fragrant Pinot Noir, to be paired with unmarinated red meats and not too structured cheeses. Also perfect as an aperitif.

REFINEMENT

Pure Pinot Noir. After manual harvest, alcoholic fermentation for 12 days in stainless steel vats. Pneumatic pressing. Aging in stainless steel vats for 6 months. Light filtration before bottling.

YOU WILL LOVE IT FOR...

The fragrance.

TERRITORY OF ORIGIN:

TERROR

We are in one of the most suitable areas in the world : Burgundy.

A unique and evocative territory, capable of producing extraordinary wines. The soil and climate conditions of Burgundy, combined with the special savoir-faire of the vignerons, due to centuries of quality agronomic practices, determine a unique terroir. The care and specificities in this region lead to the definition of climat, protected by UNESCO.

The Burgundy vineyards stretch for approximately 250 km between Chablis to the north and Mâconnais to the south, bordering the Rhône valley. The climate is predominantly continental, with light maritime influences in the western area up to Dijon and Mediterranean influences in the southernmost area. Winters are cold, frosts are quite frequent, sometimes even in spring; rainfall is minimal during the budding period but intense between May and June, and this can compromise flowering and therefore the harvest. The soil of Burgundy is made up of marine sedimentations mixed with limestone, marl and clay. The territory is divided into these large sub-regions: the Auxerrois, the Chablis to the north in the Yonne, then the Côte-d'Or, the Chalonnais and the Mâconnais and the Beaujolais. In Chablis and Auxerrois, calcareous-marly soils prevail, in the Côte d'Or the soil richer in limestone allows Pinot Noir to express all its class, while in the southern area clay and marl give great elegance to Chardonnay. In Chalonnais and Chalonnais limestone, marl and clay reign, while in Beaujolais the soil is calcareous, shale and clay.

CELLAR

The cellar is inspired by the creation of the Guards of the Wine Merchants, which took place under Henry III, who in 1587 started the wine trade in France through a new organization. Dictating the rules of wine distribution until 1729, this corporation brought together merchants and retailers, with the aim of avoiding unfair competition.

In honor of the first wine merchants in France, the Paquet brothers, owners of the Famille Paquet company, decided to create «Les Gardes». The two are complementary: Camille dedicated to the vineyard and cellar, Mathieu to trade and exports.

Each bottle from the winery, which vinifies the grapes of around ten carefully selected independent winemakers from Mâcon, is inspired by the passion that has guided the French winemaking tradition for centuries.