The October trip is a shorter stop before the main round of tastings in start November 2017. Here are more new estates + also some well known adresses I have visited with great pleasure during the last few years. Domaine Arnaud Tessier First out here is Domaine Arnaud Tessier in Meursault …
Jean Grivot
Visit Domaine Grivot: Tasting of the 2015s from cask
To be honest I was very impressed indeed by the 2015s when I tasted them in June 2016 - it was before malo, so I was quite cautious not to be too exited, but already at that point I felt that something special was fermenting in the barrels in the cellars at Domaine Grivot. I was therefore …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées
Domaine Grivot is making a large range of 1er crus, and while many are very fine indeed .. some stand out at least in the 2014 and the 2015 vintage. One of my new favorites - always had the Aux Reignots as the top dog (or is that hog) of the 1er crus - is the Vosne-Romanee Aux Brûlées. In both …
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Domaine Grivot, Vosne-Romanee Les Rouges 2009
The Vosne-Romanée Les Rouges 2009 from Grivot is surprisingly forward and transparent. The nose is offering a lovely selection of red and dark berry fruit - energized by a nice fresh red currant note to bring forward the minerality. On the palate rather delicate for the vintage - medium weight - …
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Tasting of the 2014s from Domaine Grivot
Domaine Grivot has improved quality tremendously over the last 5 to 10 years, optimizing and improving the wines little by little each year. The wines are made with a lighter hand with the oak less present in the young wines, and since 2009 the micro details and the purity of the wines have been …
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