BRUNO CLAIR MARSANNAY LES VAUDENELLES 2021

BRUNO CLAIR MARSANNAY LES VAUDENELLES 2021This is the first year that Edouard, son of Bruno Clair, is on hand to guide me through a selection of the 2021s. Rapid expansion in the eighties and nineties means that over 30 cuves are now produced. Edouard tells me that he began working at the Marsannay based winery in 2017. We lost 50% red and 60% white production, Clair tells me, a young vigneron with just the right amount of confidence without being brash. But it was bad on the slopes as we had

This is the first year that Edouard, son of Bruno Clair, is on hand to guide me through a selection of the 2021s. Rapid expansion in the eighties and nineties means that over 30 cuvées are now produced. Edouard tells me that he began working at the Marsannay-based winery in 2017. “We lost 50% red and 60% white production,” Clair tells me, a young vigneron with just the right amount of confidence without being brash. “But it was bad on the slopes as we had a lot of compact bunches due to the old vines. We picked from 20 September to 1 October. We did more pigeage than in 2020 but less in my father’s time. We want the wine to be a little more drinkable and approachable. We did one daily pigeage over five days. The whites were completely devastated and yielded 9-10hL/ha. The 2021 Marsannay Les Vaudenelles has a fragrant bouquet with rose petal tinged red fruit - fine delineation and focus. The palate is sappy on the entry, pliant tannins with an appealing pure, lilting finish.