Domaine Maldant Pauvelot Chorey-Les-Beaune Rouge 2017
This light and supple red wine is moderately tannic but rich and full of character. Quite vividly colored, it is often dark crimson with purplish highlights. The nose is dominated by small red fruits (raspberry, Morello cherry) and blackberry set off by notes of licorice and underbrush. With age it evolves towards strawberry preserves and gingerbread with animal and leather notes. It is well-built with noticeably elegant tannins. Its well-rounded structure leaves an aftertaste of fruit on the palate.
The subtlety, delicacy and refined tannins of red Chorey make it highly adaptable; a fine match for cold cuts, hot main dishes, or giblets, while its appealing and fluid structure gently partners balanced and harmonious dishes such as roast fowl, pizzas or boiled beef. It is also an ideal choice to go with Tex-Mex cuisine which gets an uplift from its fluidity and its fruity perfume. Chorey is an ideal “summer red”, equally at ease with tabouleh or cold meats. Serving temperatures: 53-55°F for young wines, 59-60°F for older wines.
Chorey-lès-Beaune lies on the lower slopes of the Côte de Beaune. Its near neighbors are Aloxe-Corton and Savigny-lès-Beaune. Its wines, generous and approachable, offer an excellent introduction to Bourgogne’s AOC Village. For a long time in the past they were sold under the names of their more prestigious neighbors, but their body and bouquet fully entitled them to their own appellation Village which they were granted in 1970. The vineyards grow mainly Pinot Noir grapes but white grapes (Chardonnay) are taking an increasing share of total production.
Soil: limestone-marl alluvium, ferruginous in places, over stony subsoil, formed by millennia of up-slope erosion. Towards Aloxe-Corton are beds of alluvial gravels, rich in calcium rich rocks called “chailles” and towards Savigny-lès-Beaune beds of clay with pebbly limestone.
The subtlety, delicacy and refined tannins of red Chorey make it highly adaptable; a fine match for cold cuts, hot main dishes, or giblets, while its appealing and fluid structure gently partners balanced and harmonious dishes such as roast fowl, pizzas or boiled beef. It is also an ideal choice to go with Tex-Mex cuisine which gets an uplift from its fluidity and its fruity perfume. Chorey is an ideal “summer red”, equally at ease with tabouleh or cold meats. Serving temperatures: 53-55°F for young wines, 59-60°F for older wines.
Chorey-lès-Beaune lies on the lower slopes of the Côte de Beaune. Its near neighbors are Aloxe-Corton and Savigny-lès-Beaune. Its wines, generous and approachable, offer an excellent introduction to Bourgogne’s AOC Village. For a long time in the past they were sold under the names of their more prestigious neighbors, but their body and bouquet fully entitled them to their own appellation Village which they were granted in 1970. The vineyards grow mainly Pinot Noir grapes but white grapes (Chardonnay) are taking an increasing share of total production.
Soil: limestone-marl alluvium, ferruginous in places, over stony subsoil, formed by millennia of up-slope erosion. Towards Aloxe-Corton are beds of alluvial gravels, rich in calcium rich rocks called “chailles” and towards Savigny-lès-Beaune beds of clay with pebbly limestone.