Gerard Raphet Morey-Saint-Denis 2015
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Gérard Raphet took over from his father Jean in 2005, but today it’s his daughter Marion – the first in the family to be formally trained as a winemaker – who runs the show.
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Raphet’s style is one of purity and precision over and above power and concentration.
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Sourced from a premium private cellar
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1 or more bottles$135.00
Editors notes
The reds are charming and smooth. Their aromas are fresh (black and red currant) subsequently developing notes of undergrowth. It goes well with beef tenderloin, veal sauté, lamb shoulder "laquée, duck fricassée façon coq, and, to round off the meal, a selection of delicious cheeses.
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- Apple
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- Apple
- Lemon
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France
Wine is being produced throughout France and has been done for over 2,500 years with certain Châteaux dating their history back to Roman times, around 6th Century BC. Ranking second in the world in per-capita consumption and first in total production quantity. More so than the overall quantity of wine is the quantity of truly great wines coming out of France makes the nation the envy of wine-making nations worldwide.
Two concepts pivotal to the higher end French wines, in particular, are the idea of 'terroir' and the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) system. Terroir refers to the way the geography, geology and climate find their way into the glass, telling a story of the origin of the wine. The AOC was set up in 1935 and has the primary goal of protecting the authenticity of the wines and the livelihoods of the producers. Appellation rules strictly define which varieties of grapes and winemaking practices are approved for classification in each of France's several hundred geographically defined appellations, which can cover entire regions, individual villages or in some cases, like in Burgundy even specific vineyards.
Classic wine regions in France include Champagne (home of Champagne), Burgundy (Pinot Noir and Chardonnay), Bordeaux (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot), Alsace (Aromatic varietals), Loire Valley (Chenin Blanc, Crémant) and the Rhône Valley (Syrah, Grenache Mourvedre)
The Bordeaux classification of 1855 is still in use, as is the Sauternes and Barsac Classification of the same year. Wines from certain regions can be bought En Primeur, which is when the wine is sold prior to it being bottled.
Burgundy
Burgundy is undoubtedly the home of the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnays in the world, where vineyards, or Domaines have been producing wines for over 2000 years. Burgundy is located in the North-east of France, an hours drive from Lyon and 2 hours from Paris. With over 100 appellations, or sub-regions (more than any other wine region) Burgundy is known for being the most terroir-oriented region in the World. The finest red wines of Burgundy are found in the Côte d'Or, a string of villages including Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey St Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-St Georges.
There are flavours present in great Burgundys that are the envy of Pinot Noir producers worldwide. The elusive peacocks tail finish that goes on and on, and the pretty-elegance backed by Burgundy muscle is the goal of winemakers around the globe. The main levels in the Burgundy classifications, in descending order of quality, are: Grand crus, Premier crus, village appellations, and finally regional appellations. For the Chablis wines, a similar hierarchy of Grand Cru, Premier Cru and Village wines is used, plus Petit Chablis as a level below Village Chablis.
Morey-Saint-Denis
Morey-Saint-Denis is an appellation village of the Côte de Nuits subregion of the Côte d'Or of eastern France. The appellation includes 20 Premiers Crus and five Grands Crus (Clos de Tart, Bonnes Mares, Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint-Denis, and Clos des Lambrays). Pinot Noir accounts for most of the plantings here, though several plots have plantings of either Chardonnay or Pinot Blanc. These white wines are rare, opulent, and generally firm. The Pinot Noir wines are bright-ruby- or garnet-coloured with purple highlights. On the nose, you’ll find notes of both black and red fruits, including blackcurrant and cherry, with variants displaying the likes of violet, licorice, and bramble. With age, they develop characters of moss, leather, game, and truffle. On the palate, these well-structured wines superbly balance fruit, body, and tannin.
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