Château de Chamirey Mercurey Clos de la Maladière Rouge 2023

Mercurey · Côte Chalonnaise · Burgundy · France

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Introduction
Château de Chamirey is Mercurey's leading estate, owned and farmed by the Devillard family who also tend the celebrated Domaine des Perdrix in Nuits-Saint-Georges. Within Chamirey's 38-hectare holding, the Clos de la Maladière is a 1.36-hectare walled single vineyard worked as three contiguous plots, the oldest planted in 1959 — vines now well into their sixth decade. The combination of mature roots, a clay-rich limestone slope, and exposure swinging from north to south delivers a Mercurey of unusual concentration and saline length: village-level pricing, single-vineyard transparency, and the Devillard family's house-style precision.

Viticulture & Winemaking

• Vineyard: Clos de la Maladière, 1.36 ha walled single vineyard, three plots
• Planted: 1959 and 1979 (vines 46–65 years old at the 2023 vintage)
• Soil: Clay-dominant clay-limestone, dressed with pebbles
• Aspect: North to South orientation on a gentle slope
• Harvest: Hand-picked, hand-sorted in the cellar
• Fermentation: Full destemming, 4–6 day cold pre-ferment for phenolic build, indigenous yeasts, 15-day total maceration worked by pigeage (cap-punching) only — no remontage
• Aging: 100% in 400-litre barrels for 16 months, ~15% new oak, followed by 2 months in stainless steel before bottling

Tasting Note
A bright, shining red in the glass. The nose opens immediately on fresh red-berry fruit with a discreet seam of vanilla and sweet spice from the larger barrel format. The palate is juicy and silky, with very well-integrated tannins, finishing with a touch of salinity and a fresh, fruity reach.

Small-Batch Detail

• Appellation: Mercurey (village)
• Single vineyard: Clos de la Maladière (1.36 ha)
• Variety: Pinot Noir
• Vintage: 2023
• Vine age: 46–65 years
• Oak: 100% 400L barrels, 16 months, ~15% new
• Format: 750mL
• Closure: Cork

Fine Pinot Note
A standout village Mercurey for Burgundy drinkers who like fresh-fruited Pinot with real structure underneath — the 400-litre demi-muid format keeps oak in a supporting role while the old vines drive the concentration. Best served at 13–14°C with a Burgundian fondue, mushroom-led dishes, roast duck, or — per the producer — a not-too-sweet dark chocolate dessert. Drinks beautifully now and will hold and gain complexity in cellar over the next 6–8 years.

Burgundy, France

Burgundy is the spiritual home of Pinot Noir, where the variety has been cultivated for over a millennium. Centred on the Côte d'Or — the narrow east-facing escarpment running from Dijon south to Maranges — viticulture is divided into the Côte de Nuits (sources of the most structured, age-worthy reds such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges) and the Côte de Beaune (home to Pommard, Volnay, Chassagne-Montrachet and Beaune). Further south the Côte Chalonnaise — home to Mercurey — offers Pinot Noir of comparable craft at a fraction of Côte d'Or pricing. Soil composition shifts metre by metre — limestone, marl and clay — creating the famous mosaic of climats that define each appellation. Burgundian Pinot Noir remains the worldwide reference for the variety: perfumed, savoury, structured and capable of decades of evolution.

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