Type: Red Wine
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Code: GEVR021
This small 0.3 ha plot usually produces 9 barrels a year but this year Alban made just 6 barrels! A very seductive Gevrey-Chambertin, carefully yet robustly structured. A wonderful complex and yet sensual wine.
This is an En Primeur wine and special conditions apply.

Domaine Machard de Gramont

This 20 hectare family estate is managed by Arnaud Machard de Gramont and his two sons Alban and Alexis. The cellars are located in Prissey, a neighbouring hamlet of Nuits-St-Georges. These cellars were built in the XIXth century. Their superb vaults give a "cathedral" effect to the winery. The 20 hectares of vineyards cover an impressive range of appellations spanning 50 kilometres, from Chenôve (south of Dijon) to Puligny-Montrachet (South of Beaune). This domaine is a great source of Burgundy at sensible prices. “Value for money” is not something that is often associated with the wines of the Core d’Or, however, we have dealt with this family domaine for many years for our commercial Burgundy n...
A very intense, lushly concentrated and dense Pinot Noir, offering thick weight of creamy black and red fruits, intense minerality, a welling core of super-ripe fruit and savoury tannins. What is not to love about this great wine – except Alban made just 6 barrels!
Aged in 30% French mountain oak and 15% German, both of which are 100% new oak. The remainder is matured in used French barrels.

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