2018 Domaine Digioia-Royer Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes Les Fremieres

The color has intense red nuances. Dominant aromas of red fruits, cherry and blackberry. The mouth is long and deep, with supple and elegant tannins. 
Service: This wine is preferably drunk at a temperature between 16 and 17°C. Open the bottle half an hour before serving to better appreciate the different components.
Food and wine pairings: It will go well with white meats, roast poultry and mild cheeses.

The harvest is 100% destemmed and then placed in wooden vats. Maceration and alcoholic fermentation are then carried out, with temperature control. Finally, pressing and placing in barrels follow, for aging the wine.
Aging: The average aging time is between 16 and 18 months, in oak barrels with a contribution of 20% new wood. Malolactic fermentation takes place naturally during aging.

The domaine dates back to around 1935 in the person of Victor Moretti, grandfather-in-law to the current incumbent, Michel Digioia. He took over from his parents-in-law (Domaine Royer-Moretti) in January 1999 with just 2.7ha and hardly anything domaine-bottled. Since then, he has built up to full-scale bottling from 2003, replanted generic vineyards and rented some Hautes-Côtes de Nuits. The domaine comprises 5ha today, of which half is generic appellations. 

The grapes are destemmed, given a very short cool maceration, punched down a little then pumped over, and taken out of vat after two weeks, so extraction is light here. The best cuvée is the old-vine Chambolle-Musigny from Les Fremières, its vines planted in 1935, as were those for Les Groseilles. - Jasper Morris