Domaine Tortochot Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes red 2022

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Domaine Tortochot Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes red 2022:

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

Comment from the domaine on the 2022 vintage: The winter was mild and adequately watered.

Once again, the early April frost threatened our vineyard, with temperatures dropping to -4°C for a short period at sunrise, allowing us to escape the frost. We also changed our pruning method, opting for an ancestral two-stage pruning, delaying the final pruning by a month to stagger the budding of the vines.

Flowering began at the end of May, on May 26, lasting for 10 days, with cool morning temperatures and a constant wind, leading to fertilization issues in the grapes, which we find in our millerand grapes.

Spring and summer will be remembered as among the hottest and driest since the famous year of 1976. Three intense weeks of heat marked the vineyard in July and August, with temperatures nearing 39°C to 40°C.

We experienced a first hail episode on May 4.
A violent storm with wind tornadoes and tropical rains struck Gevrey on June 22 at 3 PM, with 50 mm of rain falling in one hour. The cellars were flooded, as was the church in Gevrey. This event was classified as a natural disaster.

The soil from the vineyards washed down into the village.

However, this created a good water reserve that helped the vines cope better with the drought of spring and summer. The most affected area in Gevrey was the 1er Cru sector, Lavaux, Champeaux, and the vines at the foot of the Gevrey 1er Crus. The plains were relatively spared.

The dry season did not allow diseases to manifest; downy mildew, podium, and rot were absent this year.

These extreme drought conditions marked the vines. The hillside vines and the vieilles vignes resisted well to the lack of water due to their deep rooting, allowing them to seek water in the soil.

In contrast, the young vines or those in draining stony soils suffered. We can observe leaf loss at the cluster level, grapes scorched by the heat, scratches, and transformed into mummies. This is a defense mechanism of the vine that goes into survival mode to try to save its fruit.

We decided not to leaf the vines this year and to prune higher to provide some shade to the grapes.

The few episodes of rain at the end of August, 15 mm, helped restart photosynthesis and revive some vines whose maturation had stalled due to water stress.

We decided to start our harvest on September 3, 2022, preferring to wait a little longer for the phenolic maturity of the anthocyanins and tannins, which were not yet there at the end of August.

The first juices we taste are sweet, with very low acidity, the skins are very thick, and the seeds are brown and ripe.
We will have to wait for pressing to know the juice yield, which should be average given the climatic incidents.

Grape variety: 100% pinot noir

Soil type: The terroir at the foot of the slopes of Côte St Jacques and Brochon consists of soils that have remained in place. These are the most powerful and fleshy. These splendid, rich, and highly aromatic wines are destined for long aging. Notable sites include: Au Vellé, En Champs, Champerrier, Jeunes Rois.

Our plot of Champerrier, old vine, is our oldest vine in Gevrey: it was planted by Félix Tortochot in 1920. It produces a wine that amazes with its density and texture.

Area: 0.72 hectares

Blend of plots (average age of plots: 60 years), located in the village of Gevrey-Chambertin.

Vines with moderate yields: about 35 hl/ha

Produces a wine with a beautiful structure, good acidity, and firm tannins.

Can be enjoyed in 5 to 10 years.