50 most remarkable red Burgundy Domaines according LRVF.

WINE TALK
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The La Revue de Vin de France (LRVF) established a list of 50 Domaines of red wine producers in the Cote des Nuits and Cote des Beaune they consider now as the most remarkable.

They have classified the Domaines in three categories ; exceptionels, the grand classic and the revelations. They visited all these Domaines last September and October, and tasted a selection of the 2010 vintage and sometimes older bottles.

Except DRC no 2010 from bottle, 2011 from barrel …

The Domaines exceptionels:

  1. Domaine Leroy 20/20
  2. Domaine Jack Confuron-Cotetidot 19,5/20
  3. Domaine Georges Roumier 19,5/20
  4. Domaine Trapet Pére et Fils 19,5/20
  5. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 19/20
  6. Domaine Jacques-Fréderic Mugnier 19/20
  7. Domaine Dugat-Py 19/20
  8. Domaine Georges de Vogue 19/20
  9. Domaine Armand Rousseau 19/20
  10. Domaine Emmanuel Rouget 19/20
  11. Domaine Ponsot 19/20
  12. Domaine Lambrays 19/20
  13. Clos de Tart 18,5/20
  14. Domaine Dujac 18,5/20

The Domaines grands Classiques:

  1. Domaine Anne Gros 19/20
  2. Domaine de Courcel 19/20
  3. Domaine Comte Liger-Belair 19/20
  4. Domaine Hubert Lignier 18,5/20
  5. Domaine Méo-Camuzet 18,5/20
  6. Domaine Simon Bize et Fils 18/20
  7. Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg 18/20
  8. Domaine de l’Arlot 18/20
  9. Chateau de la Tour 18/20
  10. Domaine Claude Dugat 18/20
  11. Domaine Marquis d’Angerville 18/20
  12. Domaine Bruno Clair 18/20
  13. Domaine Bonneau du Martray 17,5/20
  14. Domaine Geantet-Pansiot 17,5/20
  15. Domaine Comte Armand 17,5/20
  16. Domaine Montille 17,5/20
  17. Domaine Henri Gouges 17,5/20
  18. Domaine Michel Lafarge 17,5/20
  19. Domaine des Comtes Lafon 17,5/20
  20. Domaine Jean Grivot 17/20
  21. Pierre Damoy 17/20
  22. Joseph Drouhin 17/20
  23. Domaine Jacques Prieur 17/20
  24. Robert Groffier Pére et Fils 17/20
  25. Domenique Laurent 17/20
  26. Bouchard Pére et fils 16,5/20

The Domains the revelations;

  1. Domaine Perrot-Minot 18/20
  2. Domaine Cecile Tremblay 18/20
  3. Domaine David Duband 18/20
  4. Domaine Sylvie Esmonin 18/20
  5. Domaine Denis Mortet 17,5/20
  6. Domaine Arlaud 17,5/20
  7. Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair 17,5/20
  8. Domaine Chantal Remy 17,5/20
  9. Chanson Pere & Fils 17/20
  10. Domaine de la Vougeraie 16,5/20
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Somewhat interesting to see Drouhin and Bouchard but no Jadot…

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i hope that the prices of the domaines not included go down as a result. Many of my favorite wineries are not on this list and I would love to see reduced prices.

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Surprised to see Confuron-Cotetidot in the top tier. Not often included amongst the “usual suspects”.

Is this a domaine that doesn’t see a lot of exposure to the US Market (where the majority of the board participants reside)?

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+1, no Faiveley, no Cathiard.

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Must ‘sign the petition’, when visiting the domaine this summer I was struck, surprised and delighted at the turn that Christophe has taken. And it truly showed in the 2010s which displayed great concentration but perhaps even more enunciated was the freshness and balance! Loved his line-up and think the change is laudable!

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Really? Is that what caught your eye? RVF is well on its way to become the French equivalent of the Wine Speculator. [stirthepothal.gif]

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I’m surprised to not see Bachelet. I think I would have Bachelet in the top tier. I think I could also make a case for Clavelier in one of the tiers although I imagine it might not show up on a lot of these lists. I wouldn’t have Lafon on the list at all.

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This is the kind of list I can sink my teeth into. I wish I could get a top fifty list for every region, not just a couple in France.

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I would think Roty could supplant a few on that list…

TTT

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No Fourrier, Hudelot Noellat, Potel, Barthod, Chevillon either…well, you can’t have them all…

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Strangely, the French have never cared about Fourrier, Barthod, or Chevillon.

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It looks like a lot of Gevrey-Chambertin based producers or producers with significant holdings there did pretty well. The area certainly does not appear to have been overlooked.

I notice the absence of Barthod too. Others too.

I wonder about the breadth (producers) and depth of the inquiry (back vintages) that went into this.

It’s interesting anyway. [popcorn.gif]

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Highest scoring bottles from the 50 Domaines according to the LRVF;

• Domaine Leroy 2010 Chambertin 20/20 (916 btl)
• Domaine Leroy 2010 Romanée-Saint-Vivant 20/20
• Domaine Leroy 2010 Vosne-romanée 1e Cru Les Beaux Monts 20/20
• Domaine Georges Roumier 2010 Musigny 20/20 (340 btl)
• Domaine Armand Rousseau 2010 Chambertin 20/20
• Domaine Jack Confuron-Cotetidot 2010 Charmes-Chambertin 19,5/20
• Domaine Trapet Pére et Fils 2010 Chambertin 19,5/20
• Domaine J-F Mugnier 2010 Musigny 19,5/20
• Domaine Georges de Vogue 2010 Musigny 19,5/20
• Domaine Ponsot 2010 Chambertin 19,5/20 (317 btl)
• Domaine Anne Gros 2010 Richebourg 19,5/20
• Domaine Georges Roumier 2010 Bonnes-Mares 19/20
• Domaine Bernard Dugat-Py 2010 Mazis-chambertin 19/20 (900 btl)
• Domaine Emmanuel Rouget 2010 Vosne Romanée 1e Cru Cros Parantoux 19/20
• Domaine Ponsot 2010 Clos de la Roche V.V. 19/20
• Domaine Courcel 2010 Pommard 1e Cru Les Rugiens 19/20
• Domaine Comte Liger-Belair 2010 La Romanée 19/20
• Domaine Hubert Lignier 2010 Clos de la Roche 19/20
• Domaine de l’Arlot 2010 Romanée-saint-vivant 19/20 (900 btl)
• Chateau de la Tour 2010 Clos de Vougeot V.V. 19/20
• Domaine Claude Dugat 2010 Griotte-chambertin 19/20 (440 btl)
• Domaine David Duband 2010 Chambertin 19/20 (300 btl)
• Domaine Jack Confuron-Cotetidot 2010 Echezeaux 18,5/20
• Domaine Trapet Pére et Fils 2010 Latriciers-chambertin 18,5/20
• Domaine J-F Mugnier 2010 Chambolle-musigny 1e Cru Les Amoureuses 18,5/20
• Domaine Armand Rousseau 2010 Gevrey-chambertin 1e Cru CSJ 18,5/20
• Domaine Emmanuel Rouget 2010 Echezeaux 18,5/20
• Domaine Dujac 2010 Clos de la Roche 18,5/20
• Domaine Comte Armand 2010 Pommard 1e Cru Clos des Epeneaux 18,5/20
• Domaine Lambrays 2010 Clos des Lambrays 18,5/20
• Domaine Lambrays 2009 Clos des Lambrays 18,5/20
• Domaine Grivot 2010 Richebourg 18,5/20
• Domaine Jacques Prieur 2010 Musigny 18,5/20
• Robert Groffier Pere et Fils 2010 Chambertin Clos de Beze 18,5/20
• Domaine Perrot-Minot 2010 Mazoyeres-chambertin 18,5/20
• Domaine Chantal Remy 2010 Chambertin 18,5/20 (600 btl)
• Domaine Leroy 2010 Vosne-romanée Aux Genaivrieres 18/20
• Domaine de la Romanée Conti 2011 La Tache 18/20
• Domaine de la Romanée Conti 2011 La Romanée-Conti 18/20
• Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg 2010 Ruchottes-chambertin 18/20
• Chateau de la Tour 2010 Clos de Vougeot 18/20
• Domaine Geantet-Pansiot 2010 Charmes-chambertin 18/20
• Domaine Henri Gouges 2010 Nuits-st-georges 1e Cru Les st Georges 18/20
• Domaine des Comtes Lafon 2010 Volnay 1e Cru Santenots-du-Milieu 18/20
• Pierre Damoy 2010 Chambertin Clos de Beze 18/20
• Dominique Laurent 2010 Grands-echezeaux 18/20 (900 btl)
• Domaine Perrot-Minot 2010 Chambolle-musigny 1e Cru La Combe d’Orveau Cuvée Ultra 18/20 (600 btl)
• Domaine Cecile Tremblay 2010 Chapelle-chambertin 18/20
• Domaine Sylvie Esmonin 2010 Gevrey-chambertin 1e Cru Clos st- Jacques 18/20
• Domaine Denis Mortet 2010 Clos de Vougeot 18/20 (530 btl)
• Domaine Chantal Remy 2010 Clos de la Roche 18/20
• Chanson Pere & fils 2010 Chambertin Clos de Beze 18/20

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A heavy lean towards the Cote de Nuits in the top 50, especially the trio of Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle, with a small smattering of Vosne in the top tier.

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I’m guessing that they didn’t get to taste a lot of estates’ top wines eg no drouhin musigny listed but drouhin as a house is.

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I can think of quite a few that I’d put above Vougeraie and Chanson (for my tastes)

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Clos des Lambrays must have seen a DRAMATIC [miraculous!?] improvement in quality since the last tine I tasted it.

That’s getting out almost beyond the realm of the believable.

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What is the last vintage you tasted?
This Domaine has been spot-on during the 2000s…

TTT