Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits-St-Georges Les Charmois

Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Charmois bottle image

Wine Description

Domaine Jean Grivot is among the great names in Burgundian wine. Étienne Grivot and his wife Marielle took over from Étienne’s father Jean Grivot in 1987. The vineyards are densely planted and farmed organically “sans certification” while the aim in the cellar is for balance and clear expression of terroir.

Jean Grivot’s 38.3 acres spread across 22 appellations with vineyards in the communes of Vosne-Romanée, Vougeot, Chambolle-Musigny, and Nuits-Saint-Georges. Besides the three grand crus, there are eight premier crus including the much-lauded Les Beaux Monts and Suchots in Vosne-Romanée. The grapes are entirely de-stemmed, and fermentation is spontaneous.

Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Charmois is a lieu-dit sitting on the south side of the combe behind the town with a northeast exposition. Les Charmois ripens later and displays pretty fruit character with pronounced earthiness and is firmly structured.

Etienne Grivot
Clos Vougeot
Domaine Jean Grivot Corks
Domaine Jean Grivot Wine
Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
Domaine Jean Grivot
Etienne Grivot
Clos Vougeot
Mathilde Grivot Winemaker (photo credit: PearlofBurgundy.com)
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Acclaim
“Cherry, plum, iron, tobacco and toast notes are the hallmarks of this polished, yet solid red. The tannins emerge as this builds to a long, resonant finish. All the elements are in the right proportions.”
— Wine Spectator, Jan 2019
“There are just four barrels of the 2016 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Charmois, the entirety sold in the USA. It has a pure, strawberry pastille and redcurrant-scented bouquet with hints of damp woodland and cedar. I like the manner in which this unfurls. The palate is fresh and taut on the entry with chalky tannin, veins of orange pith infusing the brambly red fruit with a finish that, for me, just clams up a little prematurely at the moment. It should improve and gain more corpulence by the time of bottling.”
— Wine Advocate, Dec 2017
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Vineyard & Production Info
Bottles produced of this wine:
1,200
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Pinot Noir
Fining agent:
None
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
228 liters
Type of oak:
French
Age of Aging Container:
20% new
Total SO2
55
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.4
Acidity:
3.6 g/L
Alcohol:
12.9 %
Total SO2
55
Residual sugar:
2 g/L