Vosne-Romanée based Domaine Jean Grivot ranks among the echelons of Burgundy. With holdings in both Vosne-Romanée and Nuits St Georges, the domaine produces wines from generic Bourgogne, through Grand Cru level. Under the guidance of Etienne Grivot, it has transitioned to organic viticultural processes.
The wines from this address aren’t flashy or dressed up with flattering new oak. Rather, they are structured wines marked by sinewy tannins. By and large, they are not wines for immediate enjoyment, but to be cellared with patience.
The 2009 Bourgogne Rouge is true to type, if not necessarily true to the supposed fruit forward nature of the vintage. Transparent cherry red, it is tight both on the nose and the palate, tannins winning out over delicate cherry and cranberry fruit. It really needs a few years for the tannins to soften. This is not a wine for those that like the allure of rich, sweet fruit, but a slightly demanding wine, that asks questions of the drinker.
Producer: Domaine Jean Grivot
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2009
Region: Burgundy, France
ABV: 12.5%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $54.99
Date tasted: 19 August 2012
Tasting Note:
Transparent cherry red. Slightly closed nose yielding a touch of cranberry and redcurrant, floral notes. The palate is similarly tight, sturdy almost chalky tannins to the fore. Delicate cranberry and cherry fruit lies under the structure of the wine. There is definite upside potential here, but the wine needs 3 or so years aging to unfurl.
Score: 16+/20
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