Sylvain Pataille Marsannay L'Ancestrale 2022

Name: Sylvain Pataille Marsannay L'Ancestrale 2022
Brand: Sylvain Pataille
SKU: BIB25394-750
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About this Wine

Established in 1999, winemaker Sylvain Pataille started with just one hectare of vines while still working full time in a laboratory located in Beaune. He decided to go all out on his own venture in 2001 and his success has led to now owning a total of 15 hectares of vineyards within or just outside the boundary of Marsannay, all of which are certified organic. Pataille's use of natural yeasts for fermentation, and minimal doses of sulphur added only during bottling has developed quite the following amongst wine critics and fellow winemakers. Also good to note about Pataille's wines is that his white wines are filtered but not fined and his red wines are bottled without fining or filtration; creating a very unique profile and purity to his style.

Sylvain Pataille’s Marsannay Rouge “L’Ancestrale” 2022 is a richly expressive Pinot Noir crafted from some of the domaine’s oldest vines—ranging from 60 to 80 years old—planted in esteemed sites such as Clos du Roy, Clémengeot, and Les Ouzeloy. Farmed biodynamically and vinified with 50% whole clusters, the wine undergoes a long 24-month aging on fine lees in oak barrels, with 30–50% new wood, and is bottled unfiltered. The result is a deep, aromatic wine with notes of strawberry, Morello cherry, rose, and spice, layered over a full-bodied palate framed by silky tannins, savory acidity, and a finely etched mineral finish. Balancing intensity and finesse, this cuvée showcases the depth and aging potential of Marsannay’s best terroirs and pairs beautifully with roast poultry, game meats, or earthy mushroom dishes.

Type	Red Wine
Varietal(s)	Pinot Noir
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Appellation	Marsannay AOC
Brand	Sylvain Pataille
Vintage	2022

Wines from Burgundy

A legendary wine region setting the benchmark for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay worldwide. In the Jurassic time period, the area was part of a vast, tropical sea. Over hundreds of millions of years, the seabed transformed into various layers of limestone, sandstone and clay soils that have entrapped the fossils of ancient sea creatures. These soils are the secret behind the zesty minerality that Burgundy wines are famous for.

Burgundy is probably the most terroir-centric wine region in France. Huge emphasis is placed on the specific vineyard, soil type, elevation, and angle of slope where the wines were made. This is reflected on the wine's labels where appellations are more prominently displayed compared to the producers’ names.

The most prestigious wines of the region come from a long and narrow escarpment called the Côte d'Or split into the Côte de Nuits to the north and the Côte de Beaune to the south. Côte de Nuits produces many of the world’s finest Pinot Noir’s, all but one of Burgundy’s red Grand Crus are made in this area. Whilst interestingly, the opposite is true for the Côte de Beaune where all but one of the Chardonnay Grand Crus are made. From this information it may seem you should be buying a Pinot from the North and Chardonnay from the south, that is only true for the pinnacle of Burgundian wines. Both outstanding reds and whites are produced throughout the Côte d'Or.

In Burgundy, they use a wine quality tier system that goes:
Grand Crus 1.4% of total production
Premier (1er) Crus 10.2% of total production
Appellations Villages 37.3% of total production
Appellations Regionales 51.1% of total production

When one refers to “Burgundy wines” they are usually talking about those produced in and around the Côte d'Or. While the Chardonnay’s from Chablis and the Gamay’s from Beaujolais are formally apart of the Burgundy wine region, those subregions are generally referred to by their own names rather than being considered “Burgundy wines”.

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