Vintage Character 2022 followed the frost-hit 2021 and was a generous year, with a hot, dry summer and an early harvest that began before the end of August for some growers. The red wines combine the fruit and tannin of a warm season with the freshness and moderate body of a cooler one. In 2022, the Vosne Romanée from Marchand-Tawse reflects that season. Vosne-Romanée is the village of some of Burgundy's most celebrated Pinot Noir, known for silk and spice. A village wine comes from vineyards within a single commune and carries the name of that commune or site.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing Red cherry, raspberry and rose lead, with warm spice and a hint of orange peel. It is dry, medium-bodied, with medium-high acidity and medium tannins. The palate is silky and seamless, with fine tannins and length that favours elegance over weight. In time it opens to truffle, forest floor and dried petals. Roast squab, duck breast and lightly spiced dishes suit its perfume. Serve at about 16 to 18 degrees Celsius in a wide glass, and decant a young bottle for a short time if you like. Pinot Noir is a thin-skinned grape that shows differences of site and vintage clearly, which is why Burgundy takes vineyard names so seriously. Firm cheeses such as Comté also work, as do soy-braised dishes that are not too sweet.
Winery Background Maison Marchand-Tawse grew from a partnership announced in January 2011 between Pascal Marchand and Moray Tawse. Marchand, a Quebec native who settled in Burgundy in the 1980s, took charge of Clos des Epeneaux in Pommard at the age of 22, and Tawse owns a winery in Ontario. The house makes wines from a wide range of appellations in cellars in Nuits-Saint-Georges, alongside about 7.5 hectares of its own vines worked biodynamically. Thomas Dinel is the winemaker listed for the range. This village wine gives an accessible way into that style.