Marsannay Clos du Roy 2023 Domaine Charles Audoin
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Product Details
- Format
- 75 cl
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Vintage
- 2023
- Ranking
- VILLAGE
- Appellation
- Marsannay
- Degree
- 13.5°
- Color
- ROUGE
- Country
- FRANCE
- Award
- CLOS DU ROY
- Author
- Adrien
Marsannay Clos du Roy 2023 from Domaine Charles Audoin, a Pinot Noir of depth and concentration from a vineyard steeped in royal history. Black cherry, wild raspberry, chalky minerality and silky tannins. Structure and tension that speak of Greater Burgundy.
The Marsannay Clos du Roy 2023 from Domaine Charles Audoin is one of the most powerful and serious cuvées in the range, a Pinot Noir of remarkable depth and concentration, drawn from a vineyard laden with royal history. The critics most attentive to Burgundy's future whisper of an imminent elevation to Premier Cru status. James Suckling has noted the 2023 with enthusiasm, praising an aroma of wild raspberry of incredible depth and finesse, admirable freshness and precision, a minerality that rises through the finish for a long and captivating impression. A Marsannay that transcends its rank with effortless ease.
The terroir of Clos du Roy
The history of Clos du Roy is the story of a royal theft. This climat, situated in Chenôve, the northernmost commune of the Marsannay appellation at the gates of Dijon itself, once belonged to the Dukes of Burgundy before King Louis XI confiscated it during his conquest of the Duchy in 1477, made it a royal domain and gave it his name. Centuries later, this exceptional terroir continues to produce wines of a density and complexity that fully justify its princely inheritance. The vineyard sits at 270 metres altitude on a gentle slope with a slight south-east exposure. The soil here is composed of hard limestone rock, a particularly mineral and well-draining substrate that forces the Pinot Noir's roots to plunge deep in search of nourishment, conferring on the wine a tension, a chalky minerality and a structure more reminiscent of Gevrey-Chambertin than Marsannay. This hard limestone terroir is precisely the source of the Clos du Roy's more concentrated, darker and more tannic character compared to other lieux-dits of the appellation, characteristics that have led to whispers of an imminent elevation to Premier Cru status in the framework of the appellation's classification review.
Tasting profile
The colour is a deep and dense ruby, with beautiful intensity characteristic of this terroir. The nose is striking in its depth and finesse, an aroma of wild raspberry and red berries of remarkable purity and intensity emerging at the first whiff, accompanied by notes of black cherry, rose petals and a light touch of dark chocolate, with behind it that cold chalk minerality and flint that is the signature of the Clos du Roy's limestone bedrock. On the palate, the wine is concentrated, ample and rich, with ripe, fine tannins of remarkable silkiness born of five days of cold maceration and an extraction conducted with a light hand. The freshness is striking and the vibrant acidity brings tension and precision that propel the finish towards a long, enveloping chalky minerality. A wine bottled without fining or filtration, bottled on a favourable lunar day, to be drunk now or kept until 2033–2038.
The domaine
Domaine Charles Audoin is the undisputed reference of the Marsannay appellation. Founded and run by Charles Audoin since 1972 alongside his wife Marie-Françoise, it was passed to their son Cyril, who joined the domaine in 2001, took over vinification in 2005 and full direction in 2009. Across 14 hectares spread over Marsannay, Fixin and Gevrey-Chambertin, Cyril Audoin has continued and deepened his father's exacting standards, obtaining organic certification in 2021. The entire vineyard is mechanically worked without herbicides, with moderate yields. In the cellar, extractions are gentle, fermentation proceeds with 25% whole bunch, and ageing lasts two winters, first in oak casks with only 10 to 20% new wood, then several months in vat, before bottling without fining or filtration. A pure, precise and elegant style that showcases the frankness of fruit and the finesse of Marsannay's terroirs.
Food pairings
This Marsannay Clos du Roy will pair beautifully with beef bourguignon braised long and slow, grilled rib-eye steak with wild mushrooms, lamb rack with Provençal herbs, duck with cherries or game birds such as roasted quail. It will also find harmony with aged cheeses such as Époisses, aged Cîteaux or Soumaintrain. Decanting for 45 minutes is advised for younger vintages. Served between 15 and 17 °C, it will gradually reveal all the depth, minerality and elegance of a royal Côte de Nuits terroir.
The terroir of Clos du Roy
The history of Clos du Roy is the story of a royal theft. This climat, situated in Chenôve, the northernmost commune of the Marsannay appellation at the gates of Dijon itself, once belonged to the Dukes of Burgundy before King Louis XI confiscated it during his conquest of the Duchy in 1477, made it a royal domain and gave it his name. Centuries later, this exceptional terroir continues to produce wines of a density and complexity that fully justify its princely inheritance. The vineyard sits at 270 metres altitude on a gentle slope with a slight south-east exposure. The soil here is composed of hard limestone rock, a particularly mineral and well-draining substrate that forces the Pinot Noir's roots to plunge deep in search of nourishment, conferring on the wine a tension, a chalky minerality and a structure more reminiscent of Gevrey-Chambertin than Marsannay. This hard limestone terroir is precisely the source of the Clos du Roy's more concentrated, darker and more tannic character compared to other lieux-dits of the appellation, characteristics that have led to whispers of an imminent elevation to Premier Cru status in the framework of the appellation's classification review.
Tasting profile
The colour is a deep and dense ruby, with beautiful intensity characteristic of this terroir. The nose is striking in its depth and finesse, an aroma of wild raspberry and red berries of remarkable purity and intensity emerging at the first whiff, accompanied by notes of black cherry, rose petals and a light touch of dark chocolate, with behind it that cold chalk minerality and flint that is the signature of the Clos du Roy's limestone bedrock. On the palate, the wine is concentrated, ample and rich, with ripe, fine tannins of remarkable silkiness born of five days of cold maceration and an extraction conducted with a light hand. The freshness is striking and the vibrant acidity brings tension and precision that propel the finish towards a long, enveloping chalky minerality. A wine bottled without fining or filtration, bottled on a favourable lunar day, to be drunk now or kept until 2033–2038.
The domaine
Domaine Charles Audoin is the undisputed reference of the Marsannay appellation. Founded and run by Charles Audoin since 1972 alongside his wife Marie-Françoise, it was passed to their son Cyril, who joined the domaine in 2001, took over vinification in 2005 and full direction in 2009. Across 14 hectares spread over Marsannay, Fixin and Gevrey-Chambertin, Cyril Audoin has continued and deepened his father's exacting standards, obtaining organic certification in 2021. The entire vineyard is mechanically worked without herbicides, with moderate yields. In the cellar, extractions are gentle, fermentation proceeds with 25% whole bunch, and ageing lasts two winters, first in oak casks with only 10 to 20% new wood, then several months in vat, before bottling without fining or filtration. A pure, precise and elegant style that showcases the frankness of fruit and the finesse of Marsannay's terroirs.
Food pairings
This Marsannay Clos du Roy will pair beautifully with beef bourguignon braised long and slow, grilled rib-eye steak with wild mushrooms, lamb rack with Provençal herbs, duck with cherries or game birds such as roasted quail. It will also find harmony with aged cheeses such as Époisses, aged Cîteaux or Soumaintrain. Decanting for 45 minutes is advised for younger vintages. Served between 15 and 17 °C, it will gradually reveal all the depth, minerality and elegance of a royal Côte de Nuits terroir.