Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Charmois
2009
Domaine Jean Grivot is one of Burgundy's greatest small family estates, and their story is a classic Burgundy family story. They were one of the first families in Vosne Romanee to bottle and sell their own wine, beginning in the 1930's. The estate has been run by fifth-generation vigneron Etienne Grivot since 1987 with his wife Marielle. The domaine is an impressive 15ha in total, but in classic 'small is beautiful' Burgundian fashion it takes little bits of 22 different appellations to cobble...
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Medium red. A touch of reduction to the aromas of redcurrant, spices, meat and underbrush. Juicy, savory and quite dry. Conveys good cut and class but quite clenched in the early going.
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