2018 Domaine Dominique Gallois Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France 750ml

2018 Domaine Dominique Gallois Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France 750ml

$200.00
$299.00
Vintage
Grape/Blend
Pairing
Duck, Goose and Game Birds
Standard Bottle (750 mL) 3 units available

 

Tasting notes

Note: from vines that abut Griotte and were originally planted in 1910 though there has been a lot of replanting since

Producer note: The soft-spoken Dominique Gallois runs this small 3.5 ha domaine and proudly noted that 2020 represented his 31st vintage given that 1989 was his first. Gallois briefly noted that 2019 was "relatively easy to manage though like every vintage, there's always something to worry about. We picked from the 12th of September and while the fruit was quite clean, there was much less of it than in 2018 but at least more than we realized in 2020. The potential alcohols were very good at between 13 and 13.5% though a bit lower than the roughly 14% of 2018. But the quantities were sufficiently small that I elected to combine the Petit Cazetiers and the Goulots as it would have been difficult to vinify and even harder to commercialize. I also chose to break out the parcel of La Justice from the Gevrey blend so as to be able to offer another wine." Fans of the domaine may recall Gallois' unbridled enthusiasm for his 2018s in my last report and he was entirely justified because now that they are in bottle, they are indeed terrific. The three 18s reviewed below were bottled in April 2020. Gallois also noted that, like a number of domaines in Burgundy, they have begun using corks that are guaranteed against TCA (cork taint). 

Tasting note: A deft but hardly invisible application of wood sets off the essence of black raspberry, sauvage and earth-suffused aromas. The rich, concentrated and muscular broad-shouldered flavors possess outstanding size and weight, all wrapped in a firm, compact, austere and very serious finish that delivers impressive depth and persistence. This is a big ageworthy wine and built like it so this beauty will require extended cellaring.