2017 VOSNE ROMANÉE 1ER CRU LES ROUGES JEAN GRIVOT - 6x75cl

Tasting Notes

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  Goedhuis, November 2018

  Les Rouges is perched above Echézeaux Grand Cru on poor pebbly soil. This has a garrigue scent on the nose – wild herbs and flower – with a strong savoury energy on the palate. This wine shows the sculpted structure that the best 2017s achieved and may need a few years in the cellar to unwind.

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  Neal Martin, January 2019,
  Score: 91-93

  The 2017 Vosne-Romanée Les Rouges 1er Cru has a well-defined bouquet, sporting more black fruit than the Les Chaumes, and perhaps earthier, with scents of chai tea developing with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannin. A nimble Vosne-Romanée that seems light on its feet, offering plenty of tension and energy toward the finish and spicy notes on the residual aftertaste. Excellent. 2021 - 2038

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  Burghound, January 2019,
  Score: 90-92

  A deft touch of wood sets off the pretty and very fresh red and dark currant aromas that display top notes of Asian-style tea and lovely spice nuances. The cool and restrained middle weight flavors exude a distinct minerality on the linear, youthfully austere and sneaky long finish. This is markedly more firmly structures than the Chaumes and is a wine that will need at least 5-ish years to be approachable and should reward up to 15. Drink 2029+

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  Decanter, December 2018,
  Score: 94

  Always among the lighter, more transparent reds from Grivot, this comes from the north-western corner of Vosne, close to Échézeaux, on iron-based red soils. It's showing a hint of reduction in barrel, but the wine beneath is chalky, focussed and crunchy, with red cherry, spice and liquorice notes framed by 30% new wood. Drinking Window 2020 - 2028

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Producer

Domaine Etienne Grivot (formerly Jean Grivot)

One of the most famous names in Vosne Romanée, Domaine Grivot dates back to the nineteenth century. Over the years and marriages, the domaine grew to include vineyards in notable appellations such as Clos de Vougeot, Echézeaux and Richebourg. Etienne, the fifth generation of the family to run the estate, returned to Burgundy from work experience in California in the 1980s. He eventually took over from his father completely in 1990. Over time and through experience, Etienne has created his own style of wine, which many tasters consider to be growing in elegance. The wines remain powerful and rich, true vins de garde, which usually need several years of cellaring to soften and develop. Those patient enough to wait know that the wines of Etienne Grivot are exceptional. In 2012 his children Mathilde and Hubert joined him at the family domaine, and the three share a united vision. It is a harmonious and collaborative family team. They eschew the trend for analysing every drop of juice, and pay much more attention to the vegetative cycle of their vines. The year’s weather conditions will dictate how the team handles the grapes in the cellar far more than the complex chemical analyses which comes back from the lab.