New producer for me, recommended by a friend. Opened the bottle and was met by a lot of fruit and a strong undercurrent of Bret.
Little difference between nose and palate, and the Bret stayed well within acceptability, and we enjoyed the wine, especially me after a period of abstinence thanks to a long course of antibiotics.
Trying the straight Bourgogne tonight.
I got a few of their wines, mostly Chambolle, from VR, haven’t received them yet, though.
They are one of my favorite producers in Burgundy - they have recently started to expand their small holdings - before was only Chambolle (75% of their land) and Nuit - love them.
I had a close friend who has similar tastes come by, and opened a second bottle. Much less of a Bret nose, more fruit emphasis and even though it is so young, a lovely slightly sexual earthiness. Have to say a lovely bottle of Burgundy, and an inexpensive introduction as to why the wines can be so damned addictive.
Just purchased a case which I plan to share with friend, but if anyone is interested, it was from Flatiron Wines in NYC
I thought this lovely and a fine value. Crunchy red Chambolle-ish fruit, some light leather and earth notes. Quite fun, thanks Mark.
Hi,
I visited this Producer last month.
For what it’s worth, here are my notes:
Domaine Digioia-Royer (Chambolle-Musigny) – We were welcomed at this small domaine (under 5 hectares) by the friendly Michel Di Gioia (whose name means “de la joie”, or “joy” in Italian!) and tasted through his entire range. From the sympatico 2017 Bourgogne Blanc, to a fruity, light Bourgogne Rosé (I bought a case), to 8 red wines. I will list these (all 2017) and then give a summary: Bourgogne Rouge, Hautes-Côtes-de-Nuits, Savigny-lès-Beaune Dessus-Les-Vermots, Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Charmois, Chambolle-Musigny village, Chambolle-Musigny village vieilles vignes, Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Gruenchers, and Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Groseilles. The house style is middle-of-the-road in terms of quality with an honest and not unappealing rustic aspect. As to be expected, the premiers crus showed more class. The notion of value for money must be introduced here because these good, honest wines cost significantly less than most of his neighbors’.
Alex R.
They make a miniscule amount of Chambolle Gruenchers which is outstanding. They used to be fine values. These wines aren’t for everyone. They have a hint of rusticity even in the best bottlings. The wines however are beautiful and very interesting to me.
By “rustic” (a term which I don’t always understand), you mean a bit more black fruited and more tannins?
Both dcornutt and myself used the word “rustic”.
To my mind, it can mean two things:
My notes refer to the second meaning.
Best regards,
Alex R.
My note was definitely the first, slightly bretty.
I thought the structure and tannins quite fine.
Agree though with Alex’ definition.
I didn’t find a lot of Brett in my sampling but I am sure it exists. The term rustic concerning these wines involves the structure to me. It is a combination of the way the tannin and fruit presents itself. It is very straightforward and can be confused with simplistic. A little less polished. Less stylized.
I bought the straight Bourgogne 2016 yesterday, and very underwhelmed. Managed to finish a glass, but the rest will be used to make sauce.
Tart, thin and shrill; some interesting oyster shell aromatics but the unripe cherries made it a side note to the problems in the wine.
Mark, do you know where their Hautes Cotes comes from?
Chambolle Village young vines