Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Roncière
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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As suggested by its name, the soil is poor and Roncieres almost non-existent in places, only the thorns are there enough to survive. Vine, thanks to its deep root system will draw deeply minerals and moisture needed to produce fruit. Located between Porrêts and Pruliers it is a beautiful land that receives maximum sunlight and perfect drainage.
Only perfectly ripe and healthy grapes are kept. The scratch is made 95%. The pre-fermentation phase is 4 to 6 days. The fermentation is done with indigenous yeasts. A daily pumping is performed with controlled temperature and densities. Fermentation lasts about 17 days. Average of two extractions are made.
The wines are a reflection of the terroir: Although typed Nuits with a little more finesse. Less powerful than its neighbors because less land and more of active limestone in the soil, the wine offers by Roncieres against an additional aromatic nuances. Still a long finish with a tannic finish very elegant and stylish, it is sometimes a bit faster than Pruliers but lives as long as it is bottled.
The source of this deliciously drinkable, Vosne style Nuits-St-Georges is a very stone site
next to Les Pruliers. It often has a wild Mediterranean herb, or garrigue-like note, and
that’s the case here. Sweet, balanced and well focused, with subtle oak integration and the concentration to age further.
(these vines are 65 years old): Bright, dark red. Blackberry and mineral aromas are accented by herbs and mint; seems a bit shallower on the nose than the Vosne-Romanée premier crus that preceded it in my tasting. Shows less sweetness and pliancy as well, but boasts very good inner-mouth aromatic precision and firmness to the cooler flavors of black cherry, mint and anise. The tannins come across as quite firm, but that's partly a function of the fact that there's less buffering fruit here. This wine also displays a slight Mediterranean aspect, and Grivot likes to serve it with fish.
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