Marsannay Cuvée Marie Ragonneau - Pinot Noir (19) CA

Pinot Noir | vernoeming overgrootmoeder 'Marie-Ragonneau' | oudere percelen | terroir van kalkrijke klei en kalksteen | 50+ jaar oude stokken | vergisting in staaltank | rijping in gebruikte en 10% nieuwe Franse eikenhouten vaten voor 12 maanden | iets kruidig | pruimen | zwarte kersen | licht rokerig | verfijnde tannines | lang en aromatisch | elegant

Charles Audoin

Een zeer interessante producent uit het uiterste noorden van de Bourgogne. Het dorp Marsannay-la-Côte begin net ten zuiden van Dijon. Vanaf 1976 nemen Charles Audoin samen met zijn vrouw Marie-Françoise het domein over en vanaf 2000 wordt het domein gerund door Cyril Audoin. Hij is de vijfde generatie binnen het domein. Hij beschikt over 14 hectare in de appellaties Marsannay en Fixin. Audoin is een echte specialist in Marsannay en maakt wijnen van 12 verschillende 'climats' binnen de gemeente. 

Review

The 2019 Marsannay Cuvée Marie Ragonneau wafts from the glass with scents of peonies, sweet berries, spices and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and succulent, it's lively and elegant, with powdery tannins and a long, perfumed finish. 91/100 William Kelley

Readers will by now be familiar with my admiration for this Marsannay reference point, and Cyril Audoin's superb 2019 portfolio did nothing to change my opinion. As I've written before, these satiny and elegant wines, intensely flavorful but gently extracted, can stand just as proudly among the grander villages and premiers crus of the Côte de Nuits as they do among the local competition. The fact that this domaine is located in Marsannay simply means better value for the consumer. Certainly, a tasting with Audoin offers compelling testimony to the quality of this underestimated appellation's terroirs. I'll be going into greater detail later in 2021, as I'm planning a vertical tasting with Audoin to document just how well his wines age, as well as to explore the minutiae of his terroirs, viticulture and winemaking. This domaine continues to belong on any short list of the Côte de Nuits's finest values, and savvy consumers are once again advised to take note.