La Berchere is small parcel in the district of Comblanchien, famous for its stone quarries next to Nuits-Saint-Georges and at the heart of Côte-de-Nuits. From the outstanding 2017 Burgundy vintage, this Côte-de-Nuits Villages is a powerful wine, where the grapes are handpicked in small crates and then sorted on a table before being de-stemmed. Colour and tannic structure are quickly extracted, thereby producing an intense and deeply coloured wine with a powerful nose which unfolds on a bouquet of ripe fruits, cherries and prunes. With ageing more spicy notes will reveal and complexity will develop further over the years to come.

About the Producer

Domaine Decelle-Villa was started in 2008 when two distinguished winemakers from other regions of France decided to pool their talents and produce high quality Burgundy wines. Olivier Decelle is the vigneron behind Mas Amiel in Roussillon, and he also revived Château Jean Faure in Saint-Émilion. Pierre-Jean Villa have purchased and restored an historic 19th century cellar in Nuits-Saint-Georges along with about 20 acres of vineyards in various Burgundy locations. They also source grapes from Gevrey-Chambertin to Chassagne-Montrachet for their Domaine Decelle-Villa venture. The domaine makes more than a dozen wines, from a Grand Cru and Premiers Crus to village and regional appellations.

Taste

Winemakers tasting notes: The colour is intense and deep. The powerful nose unfolds on a bouquet of ripe fruits, cherries and prunes. With ageing more spicy notes will reveal. In the mouth, we are struck by the power of the sensations and the fullness of the flesh.