Domaine Jean Grivot, Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 1998

Domaine Jean Grivot in Vosne-Romanée farms 15 ha of mostly old Pinot Noir on organic principles, at 11,000 vines per hectare. Grands crus are Clos de Vougeot, powerful and vigorous young; Échezeaux, voluptuous with violet and spice; and Richebourg, rich and long-lived. Premiers crus include Vosne Les Beaux Monts, Les Suchots, Aux Brûlées, Les Chaumes, Les Rouges and Aux Reignots, plus Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Boudots, Les Pruliers and Roncières. Grapes are fully destemmed, cold-soaked four to six days and fermented on native yeasts with daily pump-overs and very little punching down, aiming for infusion over extraction, then aged 15 months in barrel, about 30% new.

Appellation

Vosne-Romanée, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy

Owner

Grivot family (Étienne and Mathilde Grivot)

Vineyards

15 ha: grands crus Clos de Vougeot, Échezeaux, Richebourg; nine premiers crus

Grapes

Pinot Noir (plus a little Chardonnay)

Wines

Richebourg, Échezeaux, Clos de Vougeot; Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Beaux Monts, Suchots, Brûlées, Chaumes, Rouges, Reignots; Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Boudots, Pruliers, Roncière; village wines

Style

Organic principles (organic fertilisers since 1978); fully destemmed; 4–6-day cold soak; native yeasts; 15 months in barrel, 30% new

Website

https://www.domainegrivot.fr

Sources: domainegrivot.fr, pearlofburgundy.com