Clos des Ruelles 2018 | Château de Chamirey | Mercurey Premier Cru

Name: Clos des Ruelles 2018 | Château de Chamirey | Mercurey Premier Cru
Brand: Château de Chamirey
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Château de Chamirey, AOC Mercurey Premier Cru Clos des Ruelles Monopole (Côte Chalonnaise). Monopole of two plots with south/southeast exposure. Vines planted between 1954 and 1980, 2.5377 hectares. Clay-limestone soil with limestone dominance and high concentration of oxidised iron. 100% Pinot Noir.

Hand-harvested and hand-sorted. Cold pre-fermentation for 4–6 days. Partial destemming. Full maceration for 15 days using only pigeage (punch-down). Alcoholic fermentation with natural yeasts. Free-run and press wines separated for ageing. Aged 15 months, 100% in 228-litre Burgundian barrels (25% new), French oak from Bourgogne, Allier and Vosges forests.

Wine Identification
The Château de Chamirey Clos des Ruelles is a 2018 Pinot Noir produced in Burgundy, France. It holds the Mercurey Premier Cru appellation and is designated as a monopole, meaning the vineyard is owned entirely by this single estate.

Origin and Winemaking
Located in the Côte Chalonnaise subregion of Burgundy, the Clos des Ruelles vineyard consists of two parcels with south-southeast exposure. The vines, planted between 1954 and 1980, cover 2.5377 hectares and are rooted in clay-limestone soils characterized by a predominance of limestone and high concentrations of oxidized iron.

The winemaking process begins with manual harvesting and sorting on a table. The grapes undergo a four- to six-day cold pre-fermentation maceration, preceded by partial destemming. A complete fifteen-day maceration follows, utilizing exclusive pigeage (punch-downs). Alcoholic fermentation is driven by natural yeasts. After fermentation, the free-run wines and press wine are separated prior to aging. The blend rests for fifteen months in 228-liter Burgundy barriques made from French oak sourced from the Allier and Vosges forests; twenty-five percent of these barrels are new.

Tasting Notes
This wine presents a medium to full body with layered, fleshy textures. It exhibits bright acidity and fine depth of concentration. Aromas and flavors include cassis, plums, smoked meats, and sweet soil tones, leading to a flavorful finish. The Wine Advocate describes the 2018 vintage as a definite success.

Critical Reception
The Wine Advocate (Parker) awarded this wine a score of 91 points.

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PARKER: 91

The 2018 Mercurey 1er Cru Les Ruelles opens in the glass with notes of cassis, plums, smoked meats and sweet soil tones. Medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with fine depth and concentration, bright acids and a flavorful finish, it's a definite success.

Learn more about Château de Chamirey

The château was built in the early eighteenth century, with an Italian-influenced architecture unusual in Burgundy. The towers that identify it today came later: they were built at the end of that same century, after a fire destroyed the chapel. In 1932 the Dupaty de Clam family sold the property to the Jouennes d'Herville.

Two years later came the decision that defines the house. In 1934 the Marquis de Jouennes chose to bottle his wine at the estate itself, at a time when the norm in Burgundy was to sell the harvest in bulk to the négoce. He was among the first to do so in the Côte Chalonnaise.

His son-in-law, Bertrand Devillard, later took over and expanded the property across Mercurey's finest sites. Today it is run by his children Amaury and Aurore Devillard, the fifth generation of Burgundy winemakers, alongside their father.

There are some thirty-eight hectares in Mercurey, of which eight and a half are premier cru and just over three are monopoles: parcels whose ownership they share with nobody.

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