Really benefits from the ripeness of the 18 vintage. If you told me this was gevrey AC I would say it was a really good example. A complete steal at the $50 price point.
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Nothing to see here! Marsannay is never good and no one who can afford the other stuff should ever bother with it… it’s the only way I get to drink burgundy!
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Indeed. Bruno Clair is the real deal and has a phenomenal lineup from top to bottom. I’ve always been surprised at the lack of hype, given the holdings and history. I do think that BC (like a lot of domaines) has improved materially in the last decade or so.
Supposedly there was a winemaking change in 2014 for the better.
That sounds about right. Although I’ve had some brilliant 02 and 09 Cazetiers (my pet favorite in the lineup). I’ve found a couple 10s way surlier than they should be given the vintage.
Thanks for the info, I bought 6 EP, do you think its fully ready?
Had a few of these from the early noughties that were rather tight and lean on release, but did blossom over time.
Winemaking is dramatically different after 2014.
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Good news as last year picked up a few 14 Clos de Beze.
Can you elaborate on style change Michael?
Less rustic, more accessible, cleaner imo. Bruno Clair is the most undervalued producer in the CDN imo and I think prices are going to follow Trapet and escalate dramatically. Glad I got a lot of the 17 and 19s.
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Interesting…always thought the wines quite clean but lacking charm a tad. Clos St Jacques was always a cracker and well priced.
Need to test your theory and find a few.
2017 Beze is just downright spectacular. If you can find some I would. It’s drinking great with some air atm. We opened this with some berserkers in Miami and along with the 08 AF gros richebourg it shone.
Always been a good wine. I still have some '99’s and '02’s in the cellar. They are aging very well.
The son took over much of the winemaking around 2013/14, which has certainly made a difference. The wines were previously correct but consistently some of the most foursquare Burgundy I’ve had (a friend once dubbed Bruno Clair the de Vogue of Gevrey). I don’t think the change hadn’t been to make the wines less “rustic” - I personally think that’s a term that’s used a bit too much when winemaking improves. I think the winemaking has made the wines far more complex and well balanced, similar imho to what happened with Duroche (though I think Pierre’s wines are better).
I’ve tasted a couple of Bruno Clair Marsannays in the past and liked them. Have a few bottles of Cazetiers and Clos St. Jacques from the recent vintages - still aging in the cellar. Curious how these will show.
Thanks for the nice note.
FWIW, regarding the’10 vintage, I thought the Clair Beze and Clos St. Jacques were the most impressive wines for the price that I had at the la Paulee’s tasting of '10s. Super wines at those prices back then.
Interesting, I opened one a year ago or so, and thought it had a lot of potential, but was kind of surly and tight at the time.
Love BC wines up and down the line, was lucky enough to visit the domaine in June and was very impressed with the 21’s in barrel.
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