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Producer | Jean Grivot |
Country | France |
Region | Burgundy |
Varietal | Pinot Noir |
Vintage | 2016 |
Sku | 96592 |
Size | 750ml |
Etienne Grivot succeeded his father, Jean, in 1987 and today presides over 15 hectares of vines spread across Nuits-St-George, Vosne-Romanee, Vougeot, and Echézeaux. This is one of the modern-day benchmark Burgundian domaines. The estate’s densely-planted old vines (the average age is 40 years old) produces naturally low-yields, and together with Etienne’s organic approach to viticulture and sensible winemaking, result in vivid, pure, very well-balanced Burgundies. The wines are much more softly extracted than when Etienne first started and the winemaking is incredibly flexible depending on the vintage. A reference point for Burgundy.
Pure, supple and complex red boasting violet, cherry, raspberry, sandalwood, mineral and toasty oak aromas and flavors. The firm, racy structure adds focus and drives the lingering finish. Shows terrific balance and freshness. Best from 2022 through 2043. 319 cases made. –BS
Dark red with ruby tones. Very ripe, deep, youthfully tight aromas of blackberry and licorice pastille. Velvety black fruits on entry, then chewy and backward in the middle palate, displaying pungent mineral and crushed rock notes and more obvious power than the Brûlées. As ripe as this wine is, it's more savory than sweet, and its tight kernel of fruit doesn't quite come alive today. Perhaps on the verge of surmaturité, but I'm encouraged by the wine's finishing violet lift.
A slightly higher-toned, pure and distinctly cool nose displays notes of red cherry, rose petal, lavender, hoisin and sandalwood. The more mineral-driven if less powerful medium weight flavors brim with minerality on the concentrated, intense and sleekly muscled finish that goes on and on. As is usually the case this is more refined than the Brûlées but a bit more harmonious overall. Lovely juice.
The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts has a very pure, quite generous and maybe more expressive bouquet compared to the Aux Brûlées at the moment with copious black cherries, raspberry coulis and crushed flower aromas. The palate has superb energy and precision, extremely detailed with layers of mineral-soaked red and black fruit commingling on the sustained finish that fans out with style and panache. God...I love this. One of Etienne's best in 2016.
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