Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits-St-Georges Roncière

Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Roncière 1er cru 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.

Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Roncière 1er cru lies in the “Zone de Saint-Georges” or central section of Nuits-Saint-Georges near the town itself. Roncière takes its name because the soil is so poor that once only “ronces” (mulberries) could grow there. It is a 0.5-hectare parcel from vines planted in 1959.

The grapes are destemmed and maceration à froid usually lasts just a day or two. The alcoholic fermentation is spontaneous and malolactic fermentation occurs in barrel. Depending on the vintage, the proportion of new oak is around 30-35% for the premier crus.

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Mathilde Grivot Winemaker (photo credit: PearlofBurgundy.com)
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Acclaim
“Blueberry, boysenberry and violet flavors are backed by a firm structure in this expressive red. Balanced and poised for a nice evolution over the next two decades, with a long, tangy finish.”
— Wine Spectator, Jan 2019
“The 2016 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Roncière has a delightful bouquet: red cherries, strawberry, a touch of black truffle and smoke, all understated at first but unfolding with each swirl of the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin. This is extremely pure and tensile, strangely not unlike a Morey-Saint-Denis in terms of structure, and you can feel the chalkiness coming through on the marine-tinged, saline finish. Excellent—and I suspect this will be very long lasting. There are just five barrels instead of the usual eleven due to frost.”
— Wine Advocate, Dec 2017
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Roncière
Vineyard size
7 acres
Bottles produced of this wine:
1,480
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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:
35% new
Total SO2
58
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.4
Acidity:
3.7 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Total SO2
58
Residual sugar:
2 g/L