Blagny 1er Cru la Pièce sous le Bois, Domaine Matrot 2020

Since Adèle and Elsa Matrot took over running the family domaine in 2016, no two years have been alike, whether they have lost much of their crop to frost or in years like 2018 had such a big yield that they could scarcely clear the presses out quickly enough before the next batch came in. 2020 was a good year for the Domaine in terms of quality, and harvest began on 17th August with their Volnay Santenots; already at 13.6% potential, Elsa’s comment was that there was nothing to be gained by leaving it on the vine except higher alcohol and jammy flavours and her decision was vindicated as neither of those words appeared in our tasting notes. There is no whole bunch fermentation with the reds – Elsa is concerned that it is a fad and that it allows the vintage to dominate over the appellation. We will be filling our boots with their delicious 2020s as there will be precious little 2021 to share, with frost claiming upwards of 80% in some vineyards. We suggest you do the same.

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