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Auxey-Duresses Rouge Domaine Michel Prunier et Fille 2020 NJ
Tasting Notes:
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Michel Prunier and his wife, Michelle created this domain in 1968 combining vines inherited from both families, and by building their own small winery. In 2004, their daughter Estelle joined the estate and together with her father farms 12 hectares in six different villages; Auxey-Duresses, Meursault, Volnay, Pommard, Beaune, and Chorey-les-Beaune.
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Viticulture in Burgundy was well established by the second century AD, and likely predates the arrival of the Romans. By the late Middle Ages, the influence of the monastic orders had organized wine growing in Burgundy as nowhere else in Europe. It was the monks who recognized that certain individual vineyards consistently produced distinctive wine. Land reform came with the French Revolution, and the Code Napoléon abolished primogeniture, establishing that all inherited property be shared equally among siblings. As a result, the ownership of many of the finest vineyards is fragmented, with some growers owning just a few vines in many different vineyard sites. Auxey-Duresses produces distinct Burgundy (both red and white) in an area just west of Meursault in the Côte de Beaune.
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The Pinot Noir grape is an ancient variety that has been grown for nearly two-thousand years in Burgundy, and is also famous for producing high-quality red wines around the world. This variety is known as being difficult to farm, due to its sensitivity to climatic conditions, such as wind and frost. The thin skins and tight conical grape bunches of Pinot Noir also make it susceptible to fungus and mildew. Some of the finest Pinot Noir wines are produced in cooler climate areas, and are characterized by a light body and complex aromas of earthiness and fruit.
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Roasted chickens, game birds, beef roasts, and filet mignon have all been wonderful with this wine.