Domaine Rapet, Pere & Fils, Bourgogne, Frankrig
Beskrivelse:
Domaine Rapet & Pere et Fils er et udpræget familiedomæne, der har lavet vin fra før 1792. I dag et meget anerkendt domæne med 18 ha. fordelt på vinmarker i det nordlige Beauneområde.
Stilen er klassisk stram frugtrig stil, med stor koncentration og balance.
Vinene er yderst velegnet til lagring og belønner den tålmodige, der vil opleve at vinene folder sig ud og viser storhed, kompleksitet og stor intensitet og terroir.
Vinene er ej gået den internationale vinpresse forbi: Robert Parker "Excellent wines that should be searched out" Ofte god medalje "høst" ved Concour Agricole de Paris. Desuden altid flot anmeldt i La Revue du Vin de France og Guide Hachette.
Vincent Rapet er kåret som "Trophées Jeunes Talentes 1999" dermed er han officielt udnævnt som en af Bourgognes mest talentfulde vinmagere under 40 år blandt 65 kandidater.
Følgende er sakset fra Rapets hjemmeside:
Since 1765
Our family estate is extremely old. A wine-taster from 1765 on which the family name appears is carefully kept from generation to generation.
The Estate comprises 18 hectares of vines in the villages of Pernand - Vergelesses, Savigny les Beaune, Aloxe Corton and Beaune. Located between Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, the Pernand - Vergelesses vineyard, tucked away in the green surroundings of a quiet valley, begins at the foot of Corton hill. It's the only vineyard to offer the whole range of vintages, in both white and red wines. It provides a warm welcome to tourists and enthusiastic amateurs who will really enjoy walking in the valley and taking in the quiet beauty of this spot.
A great wine is obtained with good grapes.
In the first instance, all our attention is directed towards the meticulous care of the vines and working the soil.
We continue to invest in the business, like for example by purchasing a new tractor to use in the mechanized tilling of the soil following the Burgundy tradition: ridging, surface cultivation and ploughing between the vines.
Careful control of diseases and insects affecting the vines according to climatic conditions enables us to use a minimum of treatment.
Working the vines is a serious task demanding great application: disbudding, tying in, stripping the leaves on the side facing the rising sun to allow the grapes to take advantage of every one of the sun's rays.
Perfectly controlled yields enable us to get the best out of every plot.
Wine making process for white wines:
With the exception of Burgundy aligoté, we use Chardonnay grapes to make our white wines. We bring back the grapes in small boxes to keep them intact, pressing being carried out with a pneumatic press that causes less damage to the grapes. The whole grapes are placed in the press and pressing lasts for two hours. After 24 hours racking at low temperature, the grape juice is placed in barrels to ferment, the proportion of new barrels being 30%. Ageing on the lees and stirring lasts until July, bottling is carried out after 12 months ageing.
