Domaine Bruno Clavelier - Vosne-Romanée "Les Hautes Maizières" Vieilles Vignes 2021 (750ml)
Price: $269.99
| Producer | Domaine Bruno Clavelier |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 70209 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Domaine Bruno Clavelier Description
Reserved, private and soft-spoken, Bruno Clavelier prefers to let his wines speak for him. And they do, telling a story of great elegance, purity, and depth. A gifted fifth-generation vigneron, Bruno's delicate touch produces some of the best, most refined wines in Burgundy.
Bruno succeeded his grandfather at the family's 6.5-hectare domaine in the heart of Vosne-Romanée. The wines were sold to negoçiants until 1988, when Bruno decided to estate bottle their wines. Some 95% of the vineyards are planted to traditional Pinot Noir Fin, using an old practice of hand-selecting cuttings from the very best vineyards, and yields are naturally low. The vines were mostly planted in the 1930s and 1940s, earning the designation of Vieilles Vignes for most of the wines.
The wines are produced with minimal intervention and the utmost respect for the vineyards' terroir. Fermentation takes place in oak open-top fermenters with up to 30% whole cluster. Indigenous yeast allows for fermentations to start naturally and with manual punch downs. After a gentle pneumatic pressing, the wine is aged in oak barrels (Tronçais, Allier) for 16-18 months (30% new for 1er Cru and Grand Cru, and less for village level). The wines are bottled without fining or filtration, and the bottling happens under a neutral gas so that the amount of SO2 can be as low as possible.
The vines are situated right under the 1er Cru Les Suchots. The estate is a total of 6.5 hectares. All vines are selection massale and most were planted in 1930s and 1940s. This property was an early adopter of organics (certified in 1999) and has practiced biodynamics since 2000 (certified 2005).
Vinous: 90-92 Points
Clavelier's 2021 Vosne-Romanée Les Hautes Maizières Vieilles Vignes is gorgeous. It possesses a real core of inner strength, naturally in the more restrained style of the year. Even so, there is terrific potential, especially if this softens with age. Dark cherry, plum, dried herbs, lavender and incense lend notable character to this deceptively mid-weight Vosne. I would love to taste this from bottle.
Burghound: 89-91 Points
Ripe though distinctly fresh aromas include those of plum, violet, black cherry, violet and subtle spice nuances. As one would reasonably assume, there is more volume and density, if less minerality, to the bigger and richer medium-bodied flavors that terminate in a robust, powerful and serious finish that is also a bit more structured. While qualitatively similar, this and the Combe Brûlée are stylistically distinctly different.
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