We tasted the range of 2011 from the Bourgogne Rouge all the way up to the Volnay 1er cru Les Gigottes which is a monopole. I thought the Volnays were showing particularly well, with the village level being light and silky, the 1er cru Carelle heavier weight and lovely redcurrant fruit, and for the Gigottes I have written "delicious" and "showstopper".
Then we tried a pair of 2007 wines which were really coming on, the Gigottes in particular had knitted together and had complexity and finesse. Finally, after a rummage round the cellar, Vincent produced a mystery bottle and asked us to guess what it was. G was bold and guessed that it might be a... Volnay? Correct! It clearly had some age on it, but we were surprised and delighted to discover that it was a 1973 Gigottes. This was particularly exciting for both of us as it's our year, but generally believed to be dreadful for wine. This wasn't dreadful at all - it had very aromatic red fruits and was fascinating. It was a real pleasure to get to taste it.
Finally, Vincent very kindly gave us a bottle of 2008 Meursault to take away. It seems that New Year's Eve is a great day to visit growers! I didn't even know he made Meursault, but this turned out to be just my kind of Meursault (rich yet perfectly-balanced) and I'm hoping to acquire some more in due course.
A range of Vincent's 2011 wines are now available in the Burgundy Portfolio en primeur offer.
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| G checking out the goodies in Vincent's cellar |
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