Domaine Chevalier Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru Les Valozieres 2021

Domaine Chevalier Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru Les Valozieres

Region: Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Pinot Noir

ABV: 12.5%

This is a beautiful wine with subtle touches of wood and rich dark berry aromas on the nose. Still young, it will benefit from several years cellaring and will age beautifully, to develop complex tertiary leather and spice characters.

The Domaine Chevalier vineyards are spread across three villages at the northern end of the Côte de Beaune: these are Ladoix, Aloxe-Corton and Pernand Vergelesses. Vines for the Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru vineyard 'Les Valozières' are over 80 years old and are planted on a prime slope with a south-southeast aspect.

The grapes were hand-harvested and, upon arrival at the winery, carefully sorted to ensure that only fruit of the best quality was used to make this wine. After a period of maceration on skins, the must was gently pressed and fermented at controlled temperatures in concrete vats for 15-20 days with regular cap management. The wine was then transferred to oak barrels, of which 20-25% were new, and aged for 11 months before bottling.

Domaine Chevalier was established in 1850 by Émile Dubois. Émile’s daughter Marcelle and his son-in-law Émile Chevalier inherited the estate after the First World War. Today, Claude Chevalier, the grandson of Émile, heads up the domaine, with his two daughters Julie and Chloé working alongside him. Chloé is now responsible for the winemaking although Claude is still very much present at the domaine. The domaine totals 15 hectares, lying on south-easterly facing chalky-clay soils, and is situated in Ladoix, right on the doorstep of Aloxe-Corton, in the north of the Côte de Beaune.