"The Brûlées vineyard is right next door to Richebourg, separated only by a 3 metre lane. The soil is similar (very stoney over hard limestone) but not quite as thick as Richebourg and this produces a slightly softer style which is approachable sooner. Lovely minerality overlaid by toasty oak. This is a big, dense wine with chocolaty black fruits. Lovely! (AB/SM)"
Michel Gros had arrived back from a trip to Asia ten minutes before our own arrival but despite the jet lag he valiantly grabbed a pipette and showed us down to the cellars where we tasted through the 2010s as well as some 2009s and 2007s. Michel’s wines have deep colour and are full of flavour and density. The estate’s signature wine is the Clos des Réas, a walled vineyard (Clos) of just over two hectares which belongs solely to the domaine (a monopoly). It achieves an extra degree of ripeness courtesy of the surrounding wall and its proximity to the village. Its subsoil matches that of Romanée St Vivant which no doubt ex-plains its beautiful finesse. In 2009 they celebrated the 150th anniversary of buying this vineyard.
