Jean-Michel Guillon Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru La Petite Chapelle, 2022, 750ML

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Tasting Note

Burghound 92-94     Allen Meadows  

Here too the wood treatment isn't subtle though it stops short of fighting with the spicy and wonderfully floral-suffused aromas of mostly red currant and cool cherry. There is terrific punch to the intensely mineral-driven and relatively refined medium-bodied flavors thanks to the dense but fine-grained tannins shaping the beautifully long, firm and balanced finale. This beauty could use better depth but the underlying material is such that developing more should be simply a matter of having adequate patience.

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)