Marsannay Rosé 2023 Domaine Charles Audoin
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Product Details
- Format
- 75 cl
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Vintage
- 2023
- Ranking
- Village
- Appellation
- MARSANNAY ROSÉ
- Degree
- 13°
- Color
- ROSÉ
- PAYS
- FRANCE
- REDACTEUR
- Adrien
The only rosé AOC of the Côte de Nuits. Strawberry, redcurrant and floral notes. Fresh, precise and Burgundian elegance.
The Marsannay Rosé 2023 from Domaine Charles Audoin is far more than a Burgundy rosé, it is an institution. The Marsannay appellation is indeed the only one across the entire Côte de Nuits permitted to produce red, white and rosé wines under its own name, with rosé accounting for roughly a third of annual production. The Domaine Charles Audoin version is unanimously recognised as the reference rosé of the appellation, a wine of high calibre, mineral, taut and vibrant in freshness, made 100% from Pinot Noir by Cyril Audoin, whose energy and precision shine through in every glass.
Terroir and appellation
Marsannay-la-Côte is the most northerly appellation of the Côte de Nuits, sometimes called the Golden Gate that opens onto the grand corridor of mythical crus like Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny. It was Charles Audoin, founder of the domaine, who decisively helped establish the appellation in 1987 by selecting the village's finest parcels from the 1970s onwards and vinifying them separately, pioneering the parcel-by-parcel approach in what was then an unknown zone. Marsannay rosé, made exclusively from Pinot Noir, is known for its mineral, chalky character, structure and solidity that set it radically apart from Provençal or Languedoc rosés. Less seductive at first glance, but possessing a depth and gastronomic character that make it one of France's great rosés. The parcels selected for this rosé benefit from chalky limestone soils, the soil profile responsible for the saline, stony minerality that is the true signature of this wine.
Tasting profile
The colour is pale pink with faintly salmon tinges, bright and luminous. The nose is aromatic and immediately frank: fresh red fruit aromas, wild strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant, mingle with notes of rose petals and lemon, with a light chalky minerality in the background that speaks to the limestone origin of the terroir. On the palate, acidity is lively, taut and energetic, characteristic of Pinot Noir from the Côte de Nuits vinified as rosé, with supple matter and beautiful volume, tart red fruit aromas and a silky texture that unfolds with elegance. The finish is fresh, mineral and persistent, with a length and definition that far exceed what one typically expects from a rosé. A gastronomic wine in its own right, to drink in its youth or to keep two to three years.
The domaine
Domaine Charles Audoin was founded in 1972 by Charles Audoin and his wife, oenologist Marie-Françoise, with just three hectares in Marsannay. Their son Cyril joined the domaine in 2000 and now directs it completely, handling both viticulture and winemaking. Organic certification was obtained in 2021, crowning groundwork undertaken well before. Winemaking is traditional and precise: 25% whole bunch, maceration of 14 to 18 days for reds, and for the rosé direct pressing of whole grapes to obtain the purity and aromatic finesse that are this cuvée's signature. Bottling takes place without fining or filtration, on a favourable lunar day. A domaine widely recognised as one of the most serious and consistent in the appellation, praised by Bettane & Desseauve and Revue du Vin de France for its consistency and rigour vintage after vintage.
Food pairings
This Marsannay Rosé will pair beautifully with fine oysters, scallops in white butter and lemon, grilled crustaceans, gravlax salmon with fresh herbs, fish terrine or lobster salad. Its minerality and structure also make it an ideal companion to refined Mediterranean cooking, seasoned beef tartare or a plate of fresh goat cheeses. Served between 10 and 12 °C, it will reveal all the tension, freshness and chalky minerality of one of Burgundy's greatest rosés.
Terroir and appellation
Marsannay-la-Côte is the most northerly appellation of the Côte de Nuits, sometimes called the Golden Gate that opens onto the grand corridor of mythical crus like Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny. It was Charles Audoin, founder of the domaine, who decisively helped establish the appellation in 1987 by selecting the village's finest parcels from the 1970s onwards and vinifying them separately, pioneering the parcel-by-parcel approach in what was then an unknown zone. Marsannay rosé, made exclusively from Pinot Noir, is known for its mineral, chalky character, structure and solidity that set it radically apart from Provençal or Languedoc rosés. Less seductive at first glance, but possessing a depth and gastronomic character that make it one of France's great rosés. The parcels selected for this rosé benefit from chalky limestone soils, the soil profile responsible for the saline, stony minerality that is the true signature of this wine.
Tasting profile
The colour is pale pink with faintly salmon tinges, bright and luminous. The nose is aromatic and immediately frank: fresh red fruit aromas, wild strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant, mingle with notes of rose petals and lemon, with a light chalky minerality in the background that speaks to the limestone origin of the terroir. On the palate, acidity is lively, taut and energetic, characteristic of Pinot Noir from the Côte de Nuits vinified as rosé, with supple matter and beautiful volume, tart red fruit aromas and a silky texture that unfolds with elegance. The finish is fresh, mineral and persistent, with a length and definition that far exceed what one typically expects from a rosé. A gastronomic wine in its own right, to drink in its youth or to keep two to three years.
The domaine
Domaine Charles Audoin was founded in 1972 by Charles Audoin and his wife, oenologist Marie-Françoise, with just three hectares in Marsannay. Their son Cyril joined the domaine in 2000 and now directs it completely, handling both viticulture and winemaking. Organic certification was obtained in 2021, crowning groundwork undertaken well before. Winemaking is traditional and precise: 25% whole bunch, maceration of 14 to 18 days for reds, and for the rosé direct pressing of whole grapes to obtain the purity and aromatic finesse that are this cuvée's signature. Bottling takes place without fining or filtration, on a favourable lunar day. A domaine widely recognised as one of the most serious and consistent in the appellation, praised by Bettane & Desseauve and Revue du Vin de France for its consistency and rigour vintage after vintage.
Food pairings
This Marsannay Rosé will pair beautifully with fine oysters, scallops in white butter and lemon, grilled crustaceans, gravlax salmon with fresh herbs, fish terrine or lobster salad. Its minerality and structure also make it an ideal companion to refined Mediterranean cooking, seasoned beef tartare or a plate of fresh goat cheeses. Served between 10 and 12 °C, it will reveal all the tension, freshness and chalky minerality of one of Burgundy's greatest rosés.