Description
La Digoine is a site at the foot of a slope, known for centuries to provide the deep soil and growing conditions necessary for excellent red wine.
Our vineyard here is planted in moderate-yield Pinot Noir.
La Digoine can be drunk very young. Within two or three months of bottling, it demonstrates immediate appeal with red berry fruit and a balance of roundness, structure, and lenght on the palate.
However, this is another versatil wine which benefits from bottle aging.
After 18 to 24 months, slow maturation and evolution begin to make their mark, and La Digoine will improve over the next ten year, revealing the deep, complex aromas worthy of a great burgundy.
Depending on cellar conditions, we recommanded twelve to fifteen years of aging.
Serving temperature for a young La Digoine should be around 60°F, and around 64°F for an older one.
It goes well with red meat and any of a variety of cheeses, though soft cheeses like Camembert, Brie, and Vacherin should be avoided.Wine tasting
Beautiful ruby colour which foresees a Digoine a little more serious than usual perhaps?
The nose, finely perfumed with notes of red fruits (raspberries, cherry stone), needs a little time and warms up to express this depth, this aromatic intensity and tenderness is quite customary for this wine.
On the palate, the capacity of the wine to "detach" itself from the fruit enables it not only to reach a high level of aromatic elegance but also a more ethereal definition of its terroir.
The acidity is well integrated and refreshing which renders a more precise expression of the fruit, deeper and denser. The ripe and already silky tannins are nicely wrapped by the concentrated expression of the Pinot Noir fruit.
A great soft and saline wine which is full of vibrance, exceeding its appellation level.
To drink within two or three years, or even later given the great ageing potential of this wine.
