ÉCHEZEAUX
2021 En Orveaux Grand Cru Domaine Christian Clerget
Weight again here, but it's not absolutely massive - all in finesse, as usual from this site. Not giving much away today beyond the texture which is extremely harmonious and richly concentrated, fine tannins with lost of flavour to come. Wines which really need eighteen months of élevage, so it's got a way to go, says Justine. Drinking range: 2030 - 2042L&S (Oct 2022)
75cl bottles (case of 6)
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(from a 1.1 ha parcel planted in 1947). Here too discreet but not invisible wood can be found on the overtly spicy aromas of red and blue pinot fruit that also display a touch of green tea that is notably more subtle than with the Petits Vougeots. There is the best volume in the range to the plump and caressing medium weight flavors that possess excellent length on the moderately austere and compact finale. This could use better depth but 8 to 10 years of keeping should easily address that. Drinking range: 2031 - Rating: 91-93 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2023)
1 ha (2.5 acres). Mid cherry. Quite deep flavours of raspberry and savoury-sweet wild strawberries. Woodsy depth. Good concentration and flavour. Muscular and toned in its way with a fine, powdery tannic structure leading to a spicy, crescendo finish. Drinking range: 2025 - 2040 Rating: 17 Matthew Hayes, www.jancisrobinson.com (Jan 2023)
Domaine Christian Clerget
A domaine of 6 hectares, with 8 appellations, run by Christian, Isabelle and their daughter Justine Clerget from their house in the northern end of the little village of Vougeot, which is really in the commune of Chambolle. They have been organic (certified) since 2017, Justine having insisted on it when she joined them, but it sounds as though she was pushing at an open door, because Christian is entirely committed to this approach and clearly believes that good wine starts with the vines.
At harvest the grapes are picked into small cases for the short trip to the winery which really is right in the middle of their holdings. They adapt to the vintage conditions, so that they did 2 pigeages in total in 2019, whereas in 2017, they did one a day throughout the fermentation. In 2018 they did some whole bunch fermentation, but reverted to their normal complete destemming in 2019. At the end of the alcoholic fermentation Christian decants into tank, allows the wine to settle for ten days, then puts the wines into barrel where they stay without racking until bottling. They are using about 30% new wood on the villages and 40% on the Chambolle Charmes and the Échézeaux, and the wines say in barrel for a long élevage of 18-20 months.
Bourgogne Rouge .69ha
Morey Saint Denis Blanc 'les Crais'
Morey Saint Denis 0.20 ha
Chambolle Musigny 2 ha (in Les Athets, Les Babillères, Les Herbues, Les Nazoires, Les Bussières, Les Croix, Les Condemennes)
Vosne Romanée les Violettes 0.37 ha
Vougeot 1er Cru les Petits Vougeots 0.46 ha
Chambolle Musigny 1er cru les Charmes 1.01 ha
Échézeaux Grand Cru 1.09 ha (in 'en Orveaux')
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