Domaine Pierre Gelin Gevrey-Chambertin Clos de Meixvelle

Gevrey-Chambertin Clos de Meixvelle bottle image

Wine Description

Domaine Pierre Gelin is the leading wine producer in the small village of Fixin (pronounced “Fees-an”).  The family domaine was founded in 1925 by Pierre Gelin and is today in the hands of Pierre’s grandson, Pierre-Emmanuel. Pierre-Emmanuel farms organically and works to minimize the impact on the environment in both vineyard and cellar.

The family owns 32 acres in total including parcels in five Fixin premier crus and the monopole of Clos Napoléon. In 1961 Pierre also purchased vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin including the monopole Clos de Meixvelle, Clos Prieur 1er cru, and the Grand Cru Clos de Bèze.

Clos de Meixvelle is a monopole of Domaine Pierre Gelin. The vineyard was purchased by Pierre Gelin in 1961 who began farming it in the mid-1940s. The vines were planted by Pierre and are over 70 years old. The vineyard sits near the heart of the village on a shallow slope of alluvial soil over a base of limestone. Grapes are completely de-stemmed and only indigenous yeasts are used for fermentation. The wine was matured for 20-24 months in used Burgundian pièce.

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Acclaim
“Cherry, currant and wild scrub aromas and flavors mark this sinewy red. Firms up on the finish as much from the vivid acidity as the well-integrated tannins.”
— Wine Spectator, May 2020
“This is aromatically similar to the Clos Napoléon but with more evident sauvage and earth influences. There is better volume if not the same refinement to the medium-bodied flavors that possess an attractive texture, all wrapped in a sappy, complex and sneaky long finish. This is a very good Gevrey villages that should also drink reasonably well young but also age over a decade to good effect.”
— Burghound, Feb 2020
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard size
4 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Clay
Harvest time:
2 October 2016
Bottles produced of this wine:
6,000
Average Vine Age:
70 years
Certifying Organizations:
Ecocert
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Pinot Noir
Fining agent:
None
Type of aging container:
Pièce
Size of aging container:
228 Liters
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
20-24 months
Age of Aging Container:
15% New
Total SO2
66
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.4
Alcohol:
13.6 %
Total SO2
66
Residual sugar:
2 g/L