Tasted with Olivier Pezenneau in Charantay, 01 March 2024.
Domaine Olivier Pezenneau
747 rue du Chapoly
69220 Charantay
Tel: +33 6 14 19 02 65
www.olivier-pezenneau.com
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Olivier on 2023:
“The wines remind me of 2018, not too much structure and a lot of fruit. It was a warm year but the harvest volume was good – nearly 50 hl/ha – I had no hail – I was lucky. It was a nice summer. I started to harvest in the last week of August for my crémant and the first week of September for the reds.”
Olivier on 2022:
“Not all are bottled yet. I had 45 hl/ha – starting the 27/28 August for the reds – I didn’t lose much volume as I was earlier in the vines but I think it’s a vintage to wait a little while for the wines to soften. In terms of volume it’s clearly better than 2021 when I just did 20 hl/ha.”
The wines…
A fine visit – some really top reds this year !!
2022 Côte de Brouilly Combiaty
Hmm – that’s a large, wide nose of freshness and fine charry aromatics – all had harvested and then destemmed – like all the cuvées here. Large scale – sweet, clean red fruit – cherry style – a little extra generosity in the middle and finishing flavours. Finishing wide and juicy. Delicious wine – well done!
A climate opposite Thivin – between Thivin and Robert Perroud. Not yet bottled – but soon (ish!)
Even more fresh energy and extra florals here too – that’s a great energetic invitation. An extra level of structure but with decent fluidity and great energy it’s not a bit too much. Bravo – that will be a great wine.
2022 Morgon Corcelette
To be bottled in about a week – after18 months of barrel elevage
Wide, fresh darker red fruit – at this stage less polished and precise than the bottled wines. In the mouth this is wide and has good concentration but the energy and intensity balance that easily. That’s a very impressively intense – the barrel element is present in the finish but subtle. That’s a super wine.
In the commune of Chenas, Also to be bottled in the next days
Ooh – pure, precise, deep – that’s such a great fruit aroma! Large scaled in the mouth – mobile, more than enough energy, really juicy fruit finishing. That’s absolutely gorgeous. Almost too easy to drink at this age – you should wait but I’d forgive you If you drank it straight away. Very long and just a hint of drying tannin right in the final flavour. Bravo!
Le Blanc:
2022 Beaujolais Pierres Dorées
Elevage in jars – this also to be bottled next week.
A more compact nose but with some airy high tones and a more direct, more mineral element. There’s some slightly hard structure here today – but a wine who slowly lingers with a nice salinity and easy style of finishing flavour. I’d keep it a year but I think it could be very good.