The producer
Jean Grivot was a giant of Burgundian winemakers making outstanding wines when much of the region fell prey to spoilage and lack of care despite demanding high prices. His example led many others to lift their game. Son Etienne and his wife Marielle took over in 1987 and continued the exemplary work producing top class Burgundies from vineyards around Vosne-Romanee.
The estate comprises 15.5ha including slices of Richebourg, Echezeaux and Clos de Vougeot now run by their daughter Mathilde since 2017. Other Premier Cru vineyards include the Grand Cru challenging Les Beaux Monts and Suchots in Vosne-Romanee and Aux Boudots (among others) in Nuits Saint Georges.
Mathilde farms organically without certification with the belief that healthy, ripe fruit makes the best wines. Attention to detail in vineyard and winery with the aim of clear expression of terroir result in some of the finest wines, especially from Vosne-Romanee.
The wine
Grivot owns 1.87 hectares of 50-year-old-vines, in the Quatorze Journaux lieux dit of the Clos de Vougeot. The domaine’s parcel runs from the bottom of the grand cru and upslope to the Chateau de la Tour building. Fruit is almost entirely destemmed, and following fermentation, ageing takes place in 30% new French oak barrels. A wine of power and suave fruit concentration, Grivot’s is a fine expression of Clos de Vougeot.
