5 Grand Cru Rød Burgund

 Vinmøte Jon 6. februar 2025

Echezeaux Grand Cru 2010, Domaine d`Eugenie

Benchmark burgund, kjølig og spicy. Mørk farge med svartkirsebær. Grov tekstur med en litt vanskelig finish. Sous bois, god energi, en intens og meget god rød burgund. Men mangler de finere nyansene. 92-93 poeng

Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2007, Dominique Laurent 

Kork. NR

Echezeaux Grand Cru 2010, Phillippe Pacalet 

Lys transparent, delikat og skjør. Moste jordbær, fragrant, kjølig, mineralsk og elegant. Klokkeren med en spicy bitter finish. Best de første 10 min. Men en fantastisk deilig sensuell vin. 2021 årgangen på VP til kr. 4 250,- !  92-96 poeng

From finewineexperience.com; 

Pacalet is originally from Beaujolais and along with his uncle, Marcel Lapierre, has been a champion for natural wine. His wines represent some of the finest examples of the benefits of this style of winemaking. For many years Pacalet managed Prieuré-Roch before making wine under his own label beginning in 2001. Pacalet doesn’t own any vineyards instead he rents land and makes the wine in a facility he purchased from the De Montille family that’s located in Beaune.

Philippe is passionate about and studied organic winemaking, so the farmers he works with farm organically and sustainably.

There are many interesting personalities out there in the wine-making sector, and Philippe Pacalet is definitely one of them. Born in Beaujolais, he was greatly influenced by his uncle Marcel Lapierre, a leading figure in making natural wines in Beaujolais. Pacalet have also spent 10 years in Domaine Prieuré Roch, taking the role as an estate manager. If this doesn’t sound impressive enough, he has also been making wines in Château Rayas, and Domaine Leroy. This is the man who turned away the invitation from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, as he wanted to start something of his own. His winemaking journeys and experiences are all written in his wines: minimal intervention, great purity and terroir reflective. These are wines that gained a climbing attention since they were made, especially in recent years.

Philippe Pacalet’s philosophy is to let each terroir speak for itself. He rents selected plots in various parts of Côte-d'Or. All grapes are harvested and fermented in whole bunches, with natural yeasts on the grape skin driving the fermentation. Wines are fermented in wooden vats, with pigéage for a gentle extraction, and then aged with a low portion of new oak (usually below 25%), so to preserve the fruit/ floral characters which are extremely delicate. All wines are bottled without any fining or filtration. As the dead yeast cells are not removed from the finished wine, they gradually break down and becomes part of the wine, adding body, concentration and a round mouthfeel on palate. Even the bottling process is done by hand, as opposed to a mechanized production line. Those who have tried his wines will know these are wines of authenticity. They blossom like summer flowers in your glass, and leave a clear, pure impression on your tastebuds.

Delicious in their youth, Philippe Pacalet’s wines are amazingly approachable, even with their newer vintages. The wines just simply show well in relation to other producers at similar vintages. The wine that excites me from Pacalet, is their very limited quantities of Echezeaux Grand Cru they produce. They have highly aromatic qualities, with hints of exotic spices. It’s a combination of power and generosity.

Philippe Pacalet is a man of story, and a grand artist. His wines are pure juice given from mother nature. The immense effort of him and his team had accurately draw out the essence from each terroir, but this also meant his wines are hard to come by, as his wines are only made at a super small production (around 50,000 bottles per annum). 

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2007, Olivier Bernstein 

Lys moden kant, mye kraft og tørrer endel på finish. Lakris, dyp eika Grand Cru med snev av buljong og kjøttkraft på nesa. Kommet langt, sursøt med røyktoner. Litt sliten flaske. Har ikke drukket mye fra denne produsenten. 91-92 poeng

Corton Grand Cru 2010, Domaine Tollot-Beaut 

Mørk kjerne i en ungdommelig stil. Friske bjørnebær, typisk Corton dvs. lite sjarm. Kjølig, solid og endel eika. Tørrer litt på finish, rustikk i en fast og syrlig stil. 93 poeng