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NOUVELLES BURGUNDY
DE BOISSET
FALL 2021

The beauty of the egg

For the second year, Ropiteau Frères in Meursault
is using a unique form of egg-shaped vinification vessel.

These ovoid containers aren’t just better storage, and maintenance, The latest 2021 wines to undergo this
pleasing to the eye. Their gentle along with environmental qualities treatment offered a further challenge,
curves trigger something known as like their lower carbon footprint* with a “dynamized” cuvée and a
Brownian motion whereby the lees despite being made from a polymer, “vivified” cuvée to be compared with
move around randomly, recreating a the advantages we are looking for will a control vat. This is a different way of
kind of natural stirring. all, we hope, be found in the tasting: making wine and is part of the wine
This special movement created in Finesse, purity, and depth. house’s ongoing quest for excellence
these containers is, it would seem, The first three wines from the 2020 driven by inspired winemaker Nicolas
encouraged by significant differences vintage that aged fully inside the eggs Burnez, who always has an eye on the
between the external and internal are already attesting to the benefits, environmental benefits of winemaking
temperature and the perfect quantity although it was only one third of the practices at Ropiteau Frères.
of lees. Using controlled porosity that cuvée each time, blended with the *Fewer barrels to replace, less consumption
is essential for its evolution, this rest that was traditionally barrel-aged. of water and cleaning products, and 100%
micro-oxygenation ensures a gentler The Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet recyclable.
Three 1,100-liter vats, each one holding yet more dynamic ageing of the wine. Premier Cru Sous Le Puits, and the
almost 1,400 bottles, are now sitting Time will tell... Chassagne-Montrachet have now been
alongside the stainless-steel tanks In addition to their technical assets, bottled, making for some absolutely
in the winery. such as low weight, easy handling, unique wines.

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