Anne et Hervé Sigaut - Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Sentiers' 2022

A Vinonueva favorite from the Sigaut range and with tremendous aging potential. Given current prices in Burgundy, this wine is a very smart buy for those looking for truly great and honest wines to drink and enjoy in good company.

Chambolle, with two "l" as in the French word dentelle (lace). A name which makes any wine lover's ears sing. Few appellations are blessed with such a fascinating identity. And even fewer are cultivated by winemakers as dedicated and talented as Anne and Hervé Sigaut. Fineness, elegance and femininity... The Pinot Noir varietal is at its most refined here : blackberry and violet aromas and a feeling of smooth satin on the palate. 

In the 1950s, Maurice Sigaut bottled his first wines: a Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Sentiers. In the 1970s, his son, Hervé, took over. In more recent years, his wife Anne brought higher standards and extra daily determination. She signed her first vintage in 2004.

The various owners of this estate have always been aware of its unique value: the diversity of its terroirs. Proximity with the land meets with a passion for great wines. The family has shared many important moments around a fine bottle of wine, patiently awaited from the cellar.

These bottles are the results of all year-round meticulous labor in the vineyards. The control of yield knows no bounds. "I cannot stop working until I'm entirely satisfied", Anne Sigaut sums up. Every summer, green harvests, which consists in removing immature grape bunches and thinning the crops, are carried out on each plot of vineyard. A painstaking task only assigned to the female staff. The different generations in charge of the winery never resorted to full weed control. Anne and Hervé Sigaut have stopped using weed killer for a decade.

They don't know any magic formula or revolutionary method. Their creed is simple: constant attention for a mature, well balanced and healthy grape.

Every year, a faithful team of 30 grape pickers harvests the vineyards. First they use a picking bucket, then a box of a small height that some of them carry. This method prevents the grapes from being pressed together. Then, grapes bunches are directly poured onto a vibrating sorting table.

In order to vinify healthy and intact berries, Anne and Hervé Sigaut are advocates for soft de-stemming followed by gravity vatting. This is the best way to preserve the grapes' aromatic potential. "Pinot Noir is a tricky variety which requires the least amount of interference as possible" the winemakers explain. The use of new barrels is parsimonious - around 25% over a long period of time, which allows the various cuvées to slowly reveal the character of each of the Climats.

Many wine aficionados around the world have made the tasty discovery of Anne and Hervé Sigaut's wines. Be it in a great gastronomic restaurant or during a special homemade dinner...

Chambolle Musigny is an appellation that delights true Burgundy lovers like no other. It stands alone as the supreme example of Pinot Noir at its most elegant and delicate expression. 

In the northern part of the appellation, below the grand cru Bonnes-Mares, the soil is composed of a lot of clay. In this terroir, you can find plenty of limestone from various geological eras. This explains the diversity of the soil and subsoil. The Côte de Nuits in miniature.

Les Sentiers vines were planted in 1947. The oldest plot of the winery is also the cuvée of its spearhead. It is the most consistent one of the cellar. To put it simply, the wine is always good. Its color is vibrant, just like its nose: complex notes of black cherry, blackcurrant with a hint of pepper. Ample on the palate, with strong retro-olfaction. A strong Chambolle.

Producer: Domaine Anne et Hervé Sigaut

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Appellation: Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

Vintage: 2022

Size: 750ml