Jean-Michel Guillon Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champonnets Vieilles Vignes, 2022, 750ML

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Tasting Note

Burghound 92-94     Allen Meadows  

 A more deeply pitched and overtly sauvage-inflected combination reveals notes of forest floor, humus and underbrush that are trimmed in generous but not dominant wood. There is excellent intensity and punch to the tautly muscular and stony big-bodied flavors that culminate in a dusty, youthfully austere and very serious finish. Patience will be absolutely essential to see this overtly powerful effort at its peak.

Winemaking Winery

Size: Simple guyot

Ebroussage Manual (April, May, work on the soil), leaf stripping by hand (June, July), machine hedge cutting, green harvest, manual harvest, sorting in the vineyard and 2nd sorting at the winery. Processing HVE specifications and no weedkiller since 2000.

Vinification: 100% destemming, Inox vats

Ageing: ageing in new oak barrels (100%) for 13 months. SO2 and white earth filtration.

Type of soil: Limestone Clay

Winery

Jean-Michel Guillon, originally from Paris, switched to winemaking in Gevrey-Chambertin after retiring from aeronautics in 1980. Known for his fondness for new oak barrels, he humorously calls himself "the biggest oak barrel consumer" in the area. 

He established a prestigious Domaine with support from friends like Rene Galland and the renowned Henri Jayer. Their wines, spanning esteemed appellations such as Mazis-Chambertin and Clos de Vougeot, reflect a distinct Pinot Noir style praised by critics like Allen Meadows. 

In 2020, Jean-Michel Guillon was elected as "Winemaker of the Year 2020" by Guide Hachette (Wine Guide Book)