I’ve had that exact Grivot bottling. It was shot years ago. Maybe better handling being in Europe than here but I would still go other places than there with your money.
so, I asked for the Leroy Sizies 1985 - but actually last bottle was gone…
But sommelier advised the Prieure Roch CdV 1993 - and as I had shortlisted it, I went with this one
pure silk, the nose was pure magic, umami and strawberries 100p - the taste was so elegante, first impression very light, but lenght and intensity building up. Just so satisfying and yummy. Final score is 96p.
as an afterdrink we had Trotanoy 1997. Fully mature, with a great balance of fruit and maturity - but not at the level of the CdV. 93p
well, today at another nice hotel in Sweden - there was also a few gems on the wine list. Picked Robert Arnoux Clos de Vougeot 1976 at 200 euro
amazing complex and mesmerizing nose, followed up by a velvet like taste, first soft, but then building up in power, delivering layers of red mature fruit notes with depth and complexity. 97p
best ever 1976 (my year) wine I have had - including all 1 growths in bordeaux and different burgundies. wow
But very quickly we tried to think of
other techniques,
because of its limits,
even if it is a kind of organic farming.
Among other problems
was “apoplexy”,
it’s when vineyards
seem to die for no reason,
this along with degenerative diseases,
which became more and more obvious,
even among mature vines.
Soil characteristics
would become totally disrupted,
and obviously needed treatment…
to try to help remedy the situation,
to be more precise.
All of this meant
we were looking for alternatives.
Others had already begun
to explore alternatives,
although rarely among the grand crus.
A bit but rarely.
As soon as we could we began
using organic farming techniques.
We got into it quickly.
We’ve actually been rather satisfied,
although we had decreases in yields.
Certainly for a few years,
the vineyard tried to understand us…
and we tried
to understand the vineyard,
but quickly enough
things became stable,
without tremendous fluctuations…
meaning we had much lower highs…
but also fairly stable minimums.
Especially in the very old vineyards,
with the over 35 year-old vines…
began to flourish quite well.
No doubt thanks to their root systems,
This meant the behavior of the vines
was expressed more reliably,
was more sustainable.
and maybe you have had one of the wines before?
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