Producer: Domaine Denis Pere & Fils
Wine: 2022 Hautes Cotes de Beaune Rouge
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Tasting Notes: Aromas of ripe strawberries, boysenberries, cherry with touches of licorice, mint and violet. The palate is fresh, marked by a minerality giving rise to crisp tannins and fruitiness.
Food: Blackened grilled salmon, beef kabobs, grilled dry-aged beef, beef bourguignon, root vegetables, roasted chicken, savory tapas, duck breast, and cheese platter.
Cellaring: Drink now or cellar
DOMAINE DENIS PERE & FILS
Pernand-Vergelesses, Burgundy
Domaine Denis Pere & Fils is located in Pernand-Vergelesses, a picturesque village in Côte de Beaune and covers 31 acres of vines in Pernand-Vergelesses, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Aloxe-Corton and Chorey-lès-Beaune. In 1940, Raoul Denis, who was the winemaker of the prestigious Hospices de Beaune (as his father and grandfather had been) decided to take over a secondary job with his wife and to cultivate the 5 acres of vines he inherited from his family. In 1972, they created the company Denis Père & Fils with their first son, Roland and his wife, Annick.
In 1992, Roland handed the torch to Christophe, the youngest of his sons. Today, the domaine is run by Christophe and his wife Valérie.
The Vine Cultivation is traditional and balanced. Christophe Denis thinks this choice of methods is a good alternative between the “all chemical” and “organic” approaches. It is based on their experience and observation of the vines and the local conditions, allowing them to calculate accurately the optimum usage of organic fertilizers, to reduce to a minimum the application of synthetic products in the fight against pests (mildew, odium, grape-worm) and to best preserve the vineyard’s balance by the working of the soil (plowing or grassing).
Appellation Régionale of the Hautes Côtes region (Côte-d’Or). Producing communes: the appellation, officially granted in 1961, comprises of 12 communes of the Hautes Côtes district plus the upper portions of 10 communes lying in the Côte de Beaune. In the Saône-et-Loire, it spreads over four communes of the Hautes Côtes as well as on the heights of three communes of the Côte de Beaune. The boundary between the Hautes Côtes de Beaune and the Hautes Côtes de Nuits runs through Magny-IèsVillers. The appellation BOURGOGNE HAUTES CÔTES DE BEAUNE is only granted after the wines have been subjected to classification via tasting and analysis.
Information by: Burgundy Wines
