Beaune 'Les Blanches Fleurs', Domaine Tollot-Beaut, 2020
Beaune 'Les Blanches Fleurs', Domaine Tollot-Beaut, 2020
- Red Still
- 75.0cl
- 13.0%
- Pinot Noir
This wonderful village Beaune is a consistent high performer that drinks well above its status. It's generously fruited with good ripe tannins to balance and some spice notes above the bright raspberry fruit. Show it a Coq au Vin and it'll give you enormous pleasure. A truly wonderful wine.
Situated just to the north of the Beaune Premier Cru of Clos Du Roi, Domaine Tollot-Beaut's Les Blanches Fleurs is one of the classiest Beaune wines you're liable to find, despite not being a Premier Cru vineyard.
- ❖ ABV: 13.0%
Grapes
Pinot Noir
Vintage report
We'll be honest: 2020 in Burgundy was a vintage that kept everyone on their toes. A warm, dry spring brought early budbreak, then summer turned properly scorching with temperatures hitting 40°C in August. The saving grace came from perfectly timed August rains that rescued the vines from serious drought stress, followed by ideal September weather that allowed for unhurried picking. Yields were mercifully normal after several years of frost-ravaged harvests, and crucially, the heat never tipped into the jammy territory that can plague warmer vintages here.
What emerged were wines with surprising freshness despite the heat, showing ripe fruit balanced by good acidity and lovely mineral precision. The reds have more immediate charm than the structured 2019s, with silky tannins and generous Pinot Noir character, whilst the whites display beautiful richness without losing that crystalline Burgundian tension we adore. This isn't a legendary vintage like 2005 or 2010, but it's thoroughly delicious and more approachable in youth than many Burgundy vintages. The village wines are drinking beautifully now, Premier Crus are just hitting their stride, and the Grands Crus will reward patience for another five to ten years.
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