Philippe Pacalet Ladoix 1er Cru Les Joyeuses 2022

描述

This Ladoix Premier Cru comes from vines classified as Premier Cru, in the Les Joyeuses climate. With a clay-limestone soil, the old vines of pinot fin (qualitative rootstock 161-49) thrive. Planting density is around 10,000 vines per hectare. The yield is controlled, around 40 hectoliters per hectare. The cultivation of the vines is intended to be sustainable, and in respect of the environment.

The harvest is manual and rigorous sorting makes it possible to keep the best berries. The whole harvest is vatted without sulphur, and punching down takes place twice a day for three weeks. The alcoholic fermentation is triggered naturally (indigenous yeasts), without artificial temperature control. The aging lasts for 12 months in Burgundy barrels, on the lees, in reduction (no racking, no riddling, no SO2). 3 months of aging in tuns then soften the wine. During the tasting, this garnet wine reveals notes of small red fruits (raspberries, cherries), flowers (iris, elderflower) and spices (cloves). The palate is unctuous, carried by a perfect balance.

Philippe Pacalet 是已故自然派釀酒大師Marcel Lapierre的外甥，師承自然派葡萄酒宗師，2001年已本名成立酒廠的Philippe Pacalet 如今已成為勃根地最炙手可熱的「自然派葡萄酒」代表酒廠。Domaine Romanee-Conti曾經邀請Philippe Pacalet接任釀酒師，但是Phlippe卻辭退了眾人夢寐以求的機會，選擇獨自創業，希望透過自己的品牌貫徹釀酒理念。 Philippe Pacalet 創業前已有豐富的釀酒經驗，曾於Leroy學習釀酒，學成之後則來到DRC二當家的酒廠Prieure Roch 擔任釀酒師。目前酒廠的自有地僅有 Aligote，其餘均則由簽約的農家購買而來，依照 Philippe的規範嚴謹的栽培，Philippe精心挑選葡萄園位於遍布金丘大小產區 Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny和Nuits Saint Georges、Pommard等，頂級葡萄酒則有 Charmes Chambertin、Echezeaux等數款。