2020 Richebourg
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The 2020 Richebourg Grand Cru has a fragrant bouquet with red berry fruit and briar. A clever use of whole bunches imparts subtle peppery scents. It is gentle and classy. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe red berry fruit, commendable mineralité and tension. Almost Richebourg-like in structure, grippy, and "serious" towards the finish, this is a Grand Cru that will age in bottle. Don't touch it for several years. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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The 2020 Richebourg Grand Cru comprises four and a half barrels this year, three new and two filled with Chardonnay beforehand. It has a powerful and multilayered bouquet, comingling red and black fruit laced with iris and violet. The palate is has red top notes and black bass notes, interwoven by a fine line of acidity and a sapid, very pesistent finish. It feels tightly coiled at the moment but it will age with style. What more could you really want from a Richebourg? Not much.
About the producer
A benchmark name in Vosne-Romanée, Domaine Jean Grivot is one of Burgundy’s most respected estates. They have an impressive array of vineyards, including plots in Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot, Echezeaux and Richebourg.