Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Michel Noellat |
Label Name: | Morey St Denis 1er Cru Sorbes |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Morey-Saint-Denis (Côte de Nuits), Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | 100% Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 3 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 13-15°C |
Awards/Ratings
Vivino user rating ~4. 2/5 (≈12–13k ratings). listed by multiple retailers with typical Burgundy retail reviews
Tasting Note
Deep cherry-red. Red and black cherry, wild berries, subtle truffle and forest-floor notes, fine spice, saline minerality, elegant, silky tannins and a long, tapering finish.
Food Pairing
Roast lamb, duck à l'orange, mushroom risotto, beef stew, charcuterie, soft and washed-rind cheeses; Asian: Peking duck, char siu, miso-glazed aubergine, teriyaki salmon, Korean BBQ pork.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; 100% destemmed; cold pre-fermentation 3–5 days; stainless-steel fermentation 18–20 days; aged 14 months in 50% new French oak.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Michel Noëllat (Vosne-Romanée) produces Burgundian Grand Crus and Premiers Crus. Les Sorbès parcel ~0.15 ha; average vine age ~40 years; clay-limestone soils, east-facing at 250 m.