Why it matters
The producer
At 35 Chemin des Fossés in Irancy, France, Domaine Benoit Cantin works as an independent winemaker. The domaine's named vineyard bottling is La Grande Côte. For the 2023 standard Irancy, fermentation took place in concrete vats. Concrete allows fermentation without adding oak flavour. The labels keep the Irancy appellation and the La Grande Côte vineyard name as separate addresses.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
Irancy is the appellation printed for Irancy La Grande Côte 2023. La Grande Côte adds a climat name, the Burgundy term for a named vineyard site, so the label narrows from appellation to a specific place within Irancy. The standard Irancy bottle uses the appellation name without that vineyard name. The same domaine makes both forms.
Wines to know
The range in view
Rosé, Irancy, La Grande Côte, Cuvée Emeline, Palotte and Ratafia make up the named range. The red wines include the standard Irancy appellation bottling and La Grande Côte, the vineyard specific climat wine. The 2022 La Grande Côte shows black cherries and spice. It is aged one year in 228 liter oak barrels, with 15% new oak. The oak comes from the family's own land and the Les Bertranges forest. Standard 2019 Irancy is medium ruby with sweet cherries, spices, roses and pepper.