2021 Jean-Pierre Guyon Chorey-les-Beaune Les Bons Ores

France / Burgundy / Cote de Beaune / Chorey-les-Beaune Rouge
 
Jean-Pierre Guyon Chorey-lès-Beaune Les Bons Ores. There’s a cheerful score being played here! To start with, a lively and striking purple-red. 
On the nose there is a composition of juicy and more acidulated little red fruits. The picture fills out on the palate with a full, dense texture. Fruits of the forest, spice, and liquorice share the scene. The finish is persistent, a well anchored Chorey with fine depth.
Drink now or over eight to 10 years depending on the vintage.
 
The plot Les Bons Ores, a continuation of Champs Longs, borders the D974 on your right as you head towards Dijon.
Bons indicates the quality of this spot. As for Ores it might be derived from Latin reflecting the geographical situation: alongside the extremity of something. The shape would indicate the good borders of the neighbouring plot, Champs Longs. Or it could be translated from old French as bearing witness to the presence here of a garden, orchard, or enclosure.
 
Grape: Pinot Noir.
Surface area: 1ha54.
Soil: Clay-limestone.
Age of the vines: 80% are 100 years old, 20% are 55 years old.
Pruning: Guyot.

Jean-Pierre Guyon and Michel Guyon took over the Domaine Guyon from their father since 1991. The domaine Jean-Pierre Guyon moved towards organic viticulture during the 2000s. To bring clarity to the techniques of viticulture and vinification, they engaged in the process of ECOCERT accreditation in 2009, becoming certified in 2012.