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Ultra - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru
La Richemone
2023
The Ultra cuvées take the concept of terroir a step further, transcending the unique expression of each “climat”.
Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru "La Richemone" cuvée Ultra comes from the southern part of the vineyard. This old vine thrives in a unique and rare soil, featuring an exceptional combination of gravel for optimal drainage and deep rooting, along with clay-limestone soil. The richness of this terroir, produces a well-balanced wine that exudes enchanting softness and remarkable freshness, unveiling aromas of spices and silky tannins. The "La Richemone" parcel reveals a wine that is round in character, with depth and outstanding complexity.
Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru "La Richemone" cuvée Ultra comes from the southern part of the vineyard. This old vine thrives in a unique and rare soil, featuring an exceptional combination of gravel for optimal drainage and deep rooting, along with clay-limestone soil. The richness of this terroir, produces a well-balanced wine that exudes enchanting softness and remarkable freshness, unveiling aromas of spices and silky tannins. The "La Richemone" parcel reveals a wine that is round in character, with depth and outstanding complexity.
1 802 bottles
/ 244 magnums
The 2023 Vintage: Balance, Finesse, and Elegance
2023 will be remembered as an exceptional year, marked by an endless summer and record-breaking temperatures, making it the hottest year ever recorded. Despite these extreme conditions, this vintage stands out for its remarkable balance, finesse, and elegance.
A Dry Start and a Beneficial Spring
The autumn of 2022 and winter of 2023 saw a significant water deficit, with 80% fewer rainfall in February. The spring, with its rains and near-normal temperatures, encouraged steady vine growth and a uniform bud break in April.
Harmonious Flowering and Promising Veraison
May and June saw alternating storms and sunshine, ensuring rapid and uniform flowering. The late June rains (up to 100 mm in Chambolle-Musigny) provided the necessary hydration without causing hail or significant damage. Veraison, initially slowed by the drought in August, picked up pace with the late-August rains and was further accelerated by the heat in early September.
Harvest in Beautiful Weather
Beginning on September 11, the perfectly ripened grapes were harvested over the course of ten days under consistently beautiful weather (20 to 28°C). Carefully controlled yields ensured grapes of excellent quality.
A Promising Autumn
Regular rainfall through late October replenished the groundwater, preparing the terroir for future vintages.
A Remarkable Vintage
Despite the climatic
2023 will be remembered as an exceptional year, marked by an endless summer and record-breaking temperatures, making it the hottest year ever recorded. Despite these extreme conditions, this vintage stands out for its remarkable balance, finesse, and elegance.
A Dry Start and a Beneficial Spring
The autumn of 2022 and winter of 2023 saw a significant water deficit, with 80% fewer rainfall in February. The spring, with its rains and near-normal temperatures, encouraged steady vine growth and a uniform bud break in April.
Harmonious Flowering and Promising Veraison
May and June saw alternating storms and sunshine, ensuring rapid and uniform flowering. The late June rains (up to 100 mm in Chambolle-Musigny) provided the necessary hydration without causing hail or significant damage. Veraison, initially slowed by the drought in August, picked up pace with the late-August rains and was further accelerated by the heat in early September.
Harvest in Beautiful Weather
Beginning on September 11, the perfectly ripened grapes were harvested over the course of ten days under consistently beautiful weather (20 to 28°C). Carefully controlled yields ensured grapes of excellent quality.
A Promising Autumn
Regular rainfall through late October replenished the groundwater, preparing the terroir for future vintages.
A Remarkable Vintage
Despite the climatic
Tasting notes :
The 2023 Richemone is a sophisticated, medium-bodied wine with a reserved nose and fresh red fruit notes. It boasts gorgeously textured flavors, a super-sleek mouthfeel, and intense velvety fruit with considerable length. While not reaching the grandeur of the greatest vintages, it remains an exceptionally fine wine. Deep ruby in color, it’s recommended to drink from 2032-2040.
The 2023 Richemone is a sophisticated, medium-bodied wine with a reserved nose and fresh red fruit notes. It boasts gorgeously textured flavors, a super-sleek mouthfeel, and intense velvety fruit with considerable length. While not reaching the grandeur of the greatest vintages, it remains an exceptionally fine wine. Deep ruby in color, it’s recommended to drink from 2032-2040.
640 bottles
/ 122 magnums
The 2022 harvest, which began on August 31st, took place under summer temperatures. This year, the growing season was marked by striking climatic contrasts. After a rainy autumn and a frigid December, February and March brought unusually mild weather. The spring, bathed in sunshine and drought, was particularly mild, peaking in May with the highest temperatures in the past fifty years, which encouraged vigorous vine growth. The summer, one of the hottest since 2003, was punctuated by heatwaves in late June, mid-July, and throughout August. Despite the intense heat, the water reserves accumulated over winter ensured a harmonious maturation of the grapes. The 2022 vintage, though shaped by extreme climatic conditions, yields wines of great finesse and remarkable elegance, offering exquisite freshness and generous volume on the palate.
Tasting notes :
Velvety, with disarming freshness, full-bodied, intense, and harmonious. The wine is perfectly concentrated, offering a powdery finish that lingers on the palate
Velvety, with disarming freshness, full-bodied, intense, and harmonious. The wine is perfectly concentrated, offering a powdery finish that lingers on the palate
263 bottles
While the 2021 growing season concludes with a sunny summer, its beginning was marked by two devastating frosts that deeply affected the vines and threatened the upcoming harvest. That year, Burgundy experienced a relatively mild winter. In spring, after significant frosts in early April, the return of fine weather provided ideal conditions for flowering. A few weeks later, early summer was characterized by heavy rains and persistent humidity. By August, however, dry and radiant weather persisted for three consecutive weeks, promoting optimal fruit ripening. By late September, the grapes reached perfect ripeness, prompting the harvest to begin on September 23rd. The production from this capricious vintage is exclusive. Evocative, with finesse and elegance, the wines reveal exceptional freshness and present beautiful volume on the palate.
Tasting notes :
A rich and complex bouquet of red and black fruits, iris, and black pepper. On the palate, a harmonious concentration unfolds, featuring fine, delicate tannins that provide remarkable balance.
A rich and complex bouquet of red and black fruits, iris, and black pepper. On the palate, a harmonious concentration unfolds, featuring fine, delicate tannins that provide remarkable balance.
888 bottles
/ 296 magnums
This exceptional vintage, produced in very limited quantities due to the intense summer heat, harks back to the glorious past of great Burgundies. After a wet and mild winter, the summer of 2020 was characterized by dry and hot conditions. During this period, the vines suffered from a lack of water from flowering onwards, leading to reduced yields. The harvest was notably early, beginning at the end of August, with an average production of 15 hl/hectare. This early and sunny vintage offers beautifully crafted wines, marked by remarkable freshness and tension, with a rare elegance of silky, refined tannins. This grand vintage deserves the care of extended cellaring to fully reveal its potential. However, its vibrant character and excellent balance also allow for enjoyment in its youth, showcasing notes of crisp fruit complemented by a delicate floral nuance.
Tasting notes :
A generous and flavourful wine with notes of spices and blackcurrants, featuring a velvety texture. The full-bodied and smooth tannins provide a rich and prolonged experience, both inspiring and full of character.
A generous and flavourful wine with notes of spices and blackcurrants, featuring a velvety texture. The full-bodied and smooth tannins provide a rich and prolonged experience, both inspiring and full of character.
1 246 bottles
/ 120 magnums
Spring 2019 was marked by highly variable weather, alternating between fine conditions and episodes of low temperatures. The cool weather during flowering led to reduced yields due to run-off. However, after a scorching June and a hot, dry summer, the grapes ripened beautifully and were in exceptional condition, allowing the harvest to begin under favourable weather on September 17th. Produced in limited quantities, with the average yield across all our appellations in 2019 falling below 20 hl/hectare, this vintage delivered wines of exceptional quality. Despite the heat and dryness, the wines are rich, concentrated, and display excellent digestibility, freshness, length, and persistence. The tannins are ripe and well-integrated, showcasing remarkable balance, with impressive tension and minerality.
Tasting notes :
The nose is ripe yet refreshingly cool, harmoniously blending notes of black and redcurrant with delicate floral nuances. On the palate, exceptional richness unfolds through intense, powerful, and mineral flavours carried by a particularly fine texture. A persistent and balanced finish of great finesse.
The nose is ripe yet refreshingly cool, harmoniously blending notes of black and redcurrant with delicate floral nuances. On the palate, exceptional richness unfolds through intense, powerful, and mineral flavours carried by a particularly fine texture. A persistent and balanced finish of great finesse.
2 551 bottles
/ 220 magnums
Winter and early spring 2018 were notably rainy, allowing the vines to build up substantial water reserves. These reserves enabled the vines to endure the warm and sunny conditions of the latter half of spring. The vintage is also marked by an exceptionally hot and dry summer. Thanks to the winter’s water reserves, the grapes reached ideal ripeness, withstood the heat, and developed in exceptional health. The bunches were in perfect condition when harvesting began on September 3rd. This vintage is concentrated and complex, achieving excellent ripeness while maintaining its freshness. The wines are distinguished by their finesse and remarkable freshness, with a structured palate that reveals a myriad of aromas—a true virtuoso. This elegant and refined vintage has the potential to age for years, gradually revealing its full complexity.
Tasting notes :
A very fresh floral and fruity bouquet with hints of crushed strawberry. This is an imposing wine, boasting remarkable intensity and finesse. Its finish is powerful, full-bodied and persistent.
A very fresh floral and fruity bouquet with hints of crushed strawberry. This is an imposing wine, boasting remarkable intensity and finesse. Its finish is powerful, full-bodied and persistent.
3 182 bottles
/ 440 magnums
The 2017 wine year is distinguished by its superlative generosity. Following a dry and cold winter, the spring proved mild and rain-free. The vines enjoyed pleasant weather conditions, with temperatures up to 6°C above the norm. The summer, marked by warm and dry weather, contributed to the fruit achieving an ideal state of health. Yields were very generous, and after reducing yields through "green harvesting," the optimal ripeness of the grapes led to the harvest beginning on September 7th. The wines from the 2017 vintage are elegant and refined, with a beautiful tension, silky tannins, and great aromatic complexity.
Tasting notes :
Densely fruited nose, blending bright floral and fruity notes pleasantly uplifted by refreshing spices. Flavors of red and black fruits, currants, cherries, and spices unfold elegantly. Concentration and power on the palate, accompanied by a seductive texture. The finish is superbly long and remarkably complex.
Densely fruited nose, blending bright floral and fruity notes pleasantly uplifted by refreshing spices. Flavors of red and black fruits, currants, cherries, and spices unfold elegantly. Concentration and power on the palate, accompanied by a seductive texture. The finish is superbly long and remarkably complex.
Area : 0,57 ha
Age of the vines : plantation 1978
