Jerome Galeyrand Cotes de Nuits-Villages Vieilles Vignes 2022
90 points Wine Advocate
Notes of cassis, dark berries, plums and potpourri introduce the 2022 Côte de Nuits-Villages Vieilles Vignes, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and textural wine that's supple, lively and penetrating.
Jérôme Galeyrand is an exciting producer whose emphasis is on interesting old massal selections of Pinot Noir. As I've written before, there are no grands or premiers crus at this address; but there are plenty of ancient vines in nicely situated communal lieux-dits in the Côte de Nuits. That's exemplified by the fact that the domaine's finest and indeed emblematic wine is not from Gevrey-Chambertin or even Fixin, but rather his Côte de Nuits-Villages Les Rétraits. Farming is organic, with cultivated soils and canopies hedged high, at 1.60 meters. Galeyrand uses appreciable percentages of whole clusters, pressing with a manual basket press ("cheaper and better" than the alternatives, he contends—and I concur), and his touch with new oak is decidedly light. The result is beautifully perfumed, sensual wines that offer broad and immensely pleasurable drinking windows, frequently punching well above their weight in the appellation hierarchy.
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90 points Wine Advocate
Notes of cassis, dark berries, plums and potpourri introduce the 2022 Côte de Nuits-Villages Vieilles Vignes, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and textural wine that's supple, lively and penetrating.
Jérôme Galeyrand is an exciting producer whose emphasis is on interesting old massal selections of Pinot Noir. As I've written before, there are no grands or premiers crus at this address; but there are plenty of ancient vines in nicely situated communal lieux-dits in the Côte de Nuits. That's exemplified by the fact that the domaine's finest and indeed emblematic wine is not from Gevrey-Chambertin or even Fixin, but rather his Côte de Nuits-Villages Les Rétraits. Farming is organic, with cultivated soils and canopies hedged high, at 1.60 meters. Galeyrand uses appreciable percentages of whole clusters, pressing with a manual basket press ("cheaper and better" than the alternatives, he contends—and I concur), and his touch with new oak is decidedly light. The result is beautifully perfumed, sensual wines that offer broad and immensely pleasurable drinking windows, frequently punching well above their weight in the appellation hierarchy.
