BEAUNE
2023 1er Cru Bressandes Domaine Henri Germain
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
| Village | Beaune |
| Classification | 1er Cru |
| ABV | 14% |
| Vineyard | Bressandes |
A touch of reduction, which faded quickly in the glass. A very pinote nose. Red fruits to the fore. A touch of sweet spice. There's a nice sweetness to the fruit on the palate and the tannins are quite soft. One for early-ish drinking. L&S (Dec 2024)
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Cask sample. Lightish crimson. Ripe, juicy cherry fruit. Smells as if there is a touch of oxidation here, maybe just the sample. Much fresher on the palate. Sweet-fruited, generous and yet very fresh. (JH) Drinking range: 2027 - 2030 Rating: 16.5 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2025)
Cask sample. Mid-pale ruby. Lush, sweet red-fruited nose with ripe cherries and strawberry. Crunchy red fruit on the palate, with some extra richness. Vivid, crisp acidity and rounded ripe tannins mark this out as Côte de Beaune premier cru. (MH) Drinking range: 2028 - 2038 Rating: 17 Matthew Hayes, www.jancisrobinson.com (Jan 2025)
The 2023 Beaune Les Bressandes 1er Cru, racked the day before my visit, has a slightly closed nose at first. It opens with brambly red fruit and light sous-bois scents. Slightly chewy tannins mark the palate and it's grippy in the mouth, though I seek more precision and cut on the finish. Drinking range: 2026 - 2035 Rating: 86-88 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Nov 2024)
Domaine Henri Germain
Jean-François Germain was joined in 2018 by his daughter Lucie - who is now helping to run this small (7ha) domaine.
The Chassagne vineyards came through his mother, a Pillot, and Jean-François is married to François Jobard's daughter, so they are quite intertwined with some of our other producers. The Poruzots comes from the rows next to Remi Jobard's. In terms of winemaking the Germains are always happy to let nature take its course, and in the vineyards they follow as natural a system of viticulture as possible (organic, not certified).
These are concentrated, tightly wound wines from one of Burgundy's coldest cellars. Alcoholic fermentations can take months and the malolactics are often late, so they have always gone for long élevage in old barrels, always for two winters, and the Premiers Crus usually for 22 months. Slow to develop, they show wonderful crystalline purity. New wood is used very sparingly, just to replace barrels sold when they get to ten years old.
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2019 BEAUNE 1er Cru Grèves Domaine Joseph Drouhin
Côte d'Or Burgundy France 13.5% Red
Pinot Noir.
(Cask Sample) This is from gravelly soil. On the nose there is real focus to the firm and dark fruit. In the mouth you can really get a sense of the stony soil here. Poised and almost lean black cherry leads the fruit pr...(read more)
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2022 BEAUNE 1er Cru Cent Vignes Domaine Remy & Fils
Côte d'Or Burgundy France 13% Red
Pinot Noir.
Super nose and attack. Very charming sweep of red fruits and floral notes. Delicious but more serious a tad tighter without being too hefty - just a bit leaner for now - will open and be a real charmer. Planted in 1983.
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