Decelle & Fils - Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Les Champlains 2022
90/100
James Suckling
“Floral notes, a hint of honey, and incredible balance”
“It offers notes of chopped apples, pie crust, and salted almonds. Creamy and medium-bodied, it displays excellent freshness and a clean finish.” (James Suckling 2023)
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Eye
Straw-yellow color
Nose
Notes of white flowers (hawthorn, acacia) and honey
Palate
The liveliness and freshness are balanced by richness and minerality, making for a beautifully balanced wine
Serve
At 12°C
Open
30 minutes before
Drink before
2032
Food and wine pairings
Serve with veal flank steak, Cantal cheese, rabbit fillets, pork tenderloin with maple syrup, fish flan, duck andouillette...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2021 guide) 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable vintage, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
This small estate comprises 8 hectares of vineyards, spread between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune. Founded in 2009 by Olivier Decelle and Pierre-Jean Villa, it has been managed from the outset by Jean Lupatelli, a talented winemaker who oversees vineyard management and winemaking with great insight. The estate rounds out its lineup with a few additional purchases totaling the equivalent of two hectares, sourced from historic appellations that have been part of the brand since its inception, and relying on grapes harvested by the estate’s own teams. The 2018 reds are soft, charming, and richly fruity and floral, clearly reflecting their origins.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated Estate Award-winning Wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Founded in 2009 by two partners from outside Burgundy —Pierre-Jean Villa (northern Rhône Valley) and Olivier Decelle (Mas Amiel in Roussillon, Jean Faure, Haut-Ballet, and Haut-Maurac in the Bordeaux region), supported by their oenologist Jean Lupatelli—this Nuits-Saint-Georges-based company (wine merchant and estate) has now established a solid foothold in Burgundy.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2022 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
Founded in 2009 by two leading figures in the wine world, Olivier Decelle (Mas Amiel in Roussillon and Jean Faure in Saint-Émilion) and Pierre-Jean Villa, a winemaker in the northern Rhône Valley, this estate stopped purchasing grapes in 2017. Previously known as Decelle-Villa, it became Decelle et Fils in 2020. Based in Nuits-Saint-Georges, it relies on organically farmed vineyards on the Côtes de Beaune and Côtes de Nuits. The skilled winemaker Jean Lupatelli crafted wines of excellent quality here, using 20 to 50% whole clusters in the reds, but he recently left the estate in the spring of 2021.
James Suckling
Wine rated (2023 guide) 90/100
About the wine:
It features notes of chopped apples, pie crust, and salted almonds. Creamy and medium-bodied, it offers excellent freshness and a clean finish.
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