Tasting
The largest grand cru of the Côte de Nuits, the Clos de Vougeot covers around 50 hectares in the commune of Vougeot. The monks of Cîteaux Abbey created it and walled it in the early 12th century; divided up after the Revolution, it is now shared among nearly 80 owners, and its Renaissance château is home to the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. It gives powerful, rich, deeply coloured wines, with aromas of rose, violet, red and black fruit, wild mint, liquorice and truffle. Domaine Grivot owns 1.87 hectares here, acquired in 1919; Gaston Grivot had the gateway that marks its entrance designed. The 2017 vintage gave Burgundy a generous, early harvest; the reds are fruity, with moderate acidity and supple tannins.
Food and wine pairings
Long-aged rib of beef, roast beef, grilled entrecôte, roast lamb or veal, game birds; cheeses: Époisses, Langres, Cîteaux.
Technical details
- Estate: Domaine Jean Grivot
- Cuvée: Clos de Vougeot
- Country: France
- Region: Burgundy
- Sub-region: Côte de Nuits
- Appellation: Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
- Classification: Grand cru
- Colour: Red
- Type: Dry, still
- Vintage: 2017
- Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir
- Pruning: Guyot
- Harvest: By hand
- Parcel area: 1.87 ha
- Ageing: Oak barrels, at most one third new oak
- Format: 75 cl bottle
Cellaring and serving
Clos de Vougeot generally keeps for 10 to 30 years, longer in the best vintages. Serve at 15-16 °C, without decanting once mature.
About the estate
The family has been settled in Vosne-Romanée since the late 18th century, when Joseph Grivot left Arcenant. It acquired a parcel of Clos de Vougeot in 1919 and then, under Jean Grivot, a parcel of Richebourg in 1984. Étienne Grivot has made the wines since 1982 and took over the estate; his children Mathilde and Hubert, the sixth generation, joined him in 2010. The estate has twelve premiers crus and three grands crus: Clos de Vougeot, Échezeaux and Richebourg. According to La Revue du vin de France, its classic style, pure and lively, built on fresh ripeness, has gained flesh and silkiness with the arrival of the new generation, with ageing never exceeding one third new oak.
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