Domaine Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux Monts

Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux Monts 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.

Grivot completely destems the grapes 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 35% for the premier crus.

Vosne-Romanée Les Beau Monts 1er cru is one of the largest of the Vosne-Romanée premier crus. This vineyard lies upslope and adjacent to Échezeaux and is separated from Richebourg only by the smaller Les Brûlées. Its distinct personality comes from its more southerly exposure and its marl and clay soils.

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Mathilde Grivot Winemaker (photo credit: PearlofBurgundy.com)
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Acclaim
“The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts has a very pure, quite generous and maybe more expressive bouquet compared to the Aux Brûlées at the moment with copious black cherries, raspberry coulis and crushed flower aromas. The palate has superb energy and precision, extremely detailed with layers of mineral-soaked red and black fruit commingling on the sustained finish that fans out with style and panache. God...I love this. One of Etienne’s best in 2016.”
— Wine Advocate, Dec 2017
“Located next to Aux Brûlées, but very different in style, this is savoury and very aromatic, with notes of sage, mint and blood orange and an undertone of Asian spices. Taut and sappy with good grip and the structure to age, it needs more time in bottle to digest its tarry tannins.”
— Tim Atkin, MW, Feb 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Les Beaux Monts
Vineyard size
28 acres
Bottles produced of this wine:
3,900
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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
Age of Aging Container:
35% new
Total SO2
62
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.4
Acidity:
3.5 g/L
Alcohol:
13.4 %
Total SO2
62
Residual sugar:
2 g/L