Domaine Jean Grivot Echézeaux

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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 15.5 hectares 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 8 premier crus including the much lauded Les Beaux Monts and Suchots in Vosne-Romanée. The grapes are completely de-stemmed and fermentation is spontaneous.

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
“The 2018 Echézeaux Grand Cru has a dense, quite opaque bouquet that demands coaxing from the glass, reluctantly revealing sultry blackberry and wild strawberry scents laced with rose petal and potpourri. The medium-bodied palate offers fine-grained tannins that frame the mineral-rich black fruit laced with orange peel and ferrous notes toward the persistent finish. Very good potential here. A serious Echézeaux.”
— Vinous, Jan 2020
“A slightly riper nose flashes equally good complexity but the aromatic composition is different as here the fruit is both darker and spicier. The rich, palate drenching and very suave, indeed even velvety, flavors possess a dusty and exceptionally long if mildly warm finish where a deft but not invisible touch of wood surfaces.”
— Burghound, Feb 2020
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Echézeaux
Vineyard size
94 acres
Bottles produced of this wine:
4,216
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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
Length of aging before bottling:
15 months in barrel and then 2 months in tank
Age of Aging Container:
40% new
Total SO2
47
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.74
Acidity:
2.81 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Total SO2
47
Residual sugar:
0.7 g/L