Champ de Cour
What an early year!
After a mild and dry start, the vines began to bud a week earlier than in 2019. April was hot and dry, with only 8 mm of rain falling between March 11th and April 27th.
Flowering started homogeneously around May 20th under a beautiful sun, but two cooler and wetter days disrupted it, causing coulure and millerandage.
Although the beginning of June was very cool, the end of the month was milder and drier (<30°C). The veraison started on 15 July, ranking 2020 the 4th earliest vintage at this stage after 2003, 2007 and 2011. A lot of sun damage was observed following these temperatures, sometimes very high (40°C). August was particularly hot, leading to wilting of the exposed berries. The end of the month was chilled by rainfall, mostly in the form of thunderstorms.
The harvest began under clement weather conditions on August 22 and ended on September 1 at Domaine Labruyère. The grapes were beautiful, perfectly ripe and exceptionally healthy and tasty.Terroir
The peculiarity of this south-east facing granitic plot is the presence of pebbles under a thick layer of dense clay, which gives the wine a bold and mineral character.
Vineyards
Grape variety : 100% Gamay
Planting density : 4 000 vines per acre / 10 000 vines per hectare
Average age of vines: 50 years
Harvest : Grapes are harvested manually in 15 kg crates before passing on a double sorting table and are partially destemmed (33% of whole clusters).
Winemaking & Ageing
The fermentation takes place in a single concrete vat, in order to isolate the parcel and to express the unique characteristics of its terroir.
The entire system is thermo-regulated. The wine is aged for mostly in demi-muids (95%) and in a new oak barrel for 16 month, and in concrete vats for 2 more months. Slight filtration and no fining.Tasting Notes
(Tasted on May 4th, 2021)
Colour : Verybeautiful and intense ruby-red.
Nose : Floral notes (violet), licorice, pepper and spices.
Palate : Delicious and sweet, with a ripe and crispy fruitiness. Delicate and fresh
tannins.
Ageing potential : More than 10 years.
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