Siblings Romain and Virginie Taupenot are 7th generation of winemaker in the Taupenot family. The estate owns 13.5 hectares of vineyard between Chambolle Musigny, Gevrey Chambertin, Morey St Denis and Nuits St Georges, with 21 appellations in Cote de Beaune such as Corton, St Romain and Auxey Duresses.
One of the most prestigious vineyards of Taupenot Merme is certainly the Clos des Lambrays. (with an area of 0.18 acres) which is the last m...
Another interesting vineyard is probably the Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Bel Air, one of Romain’s favorites. With an average of 35 years old, the vines are rather young compared to other vineyard of the estate. The parcel is located above the Clos de Beze and next to Clos des Ruchottes. It is the only parcel that surround Clos de Beze which does not enjoy the status of Grand Cru. For Romain it’s actually difficult to understand why Bel Air is no...
In order to extract color, the process starts with cold maceration at 10ºC going up progressively to a maximum of 32ºC to extract the tannins. When the wine is balanced, racking and pressing are followed. To avoid extraction of any bitterness, Romain presses the grapes at various pressures, which could go up to 1.5/1.6 bar a press, depending on the vintage characteristics and the ripeness of the fruit. Wine will be then aged in barrels for at ...
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