Appellations
Grand Cru · Côte de Nuits
Griotte-Chambertin
Gevrey-Chambertin · red · 3
A tiny natural amphitheatre below Chambertin, and the most perfumed of the nine.
Under the vines
A shallow bowl that holds warmth, on thin limestone scree.
In the glass
Vivid sour-cherry fruit (griotte is a morello) with silkier tannin than its neighbours.
Why it sits here
Barely three hectares, so it appears on very few lists and disappears quickly.
Commonly misread
That the name is a tasting note invented by marketers. It is the vineyard's old name and predates the comparison.
Names worth knowing
Ponsot, Fourrier, Drouhin, Claude Dugat