2021 Jean-Pierre Guyon Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru En Orveaux

France / Burgundy / Cote de Nuits / Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru Rouge
 
Jean-Pierre Guyon Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru En Orveaux presents a flamboyant ruby colour of amazing consistency. The nostrils boil over with pleasure under the aromatics of fresh roses, violets, and cherries all supported by sweet spices such as nutmeg, and some resinous notes.
As for the wine in the mouth, it is velvety and sensual. There is a saliva inducing thread with silky, fine-grained tannins. A rounded and well drawn out texture completes the magnificent balance of this wine.
Be patient and wait for at least six years before trying the wine. We recommend to drink it from 15-20 years old or more depending on the vintage.
 
The vineyard En Orveaux nestles in the lower part of the Combe d’Orveaux. Within this little valley runs a little stream which during heavy rainfall can swell and inundate the surrounding land.
Orveau or Orvau in Burgundian means flooding.
 
Grape: Pinot Noir.
Surface area: 13 ares.
Soil: Clay-limestone.
Age of the vines: 70 years.
Pruning: Guyot.
 
Ratings vintage 2021:
Inside Burgundy/Jasper Morris: 93-96/100.

Jean-Pierre Guyon and Michel Guyon took over the Domaine Guyon from their father since 1991. The domaine Jean-Pierre Guyon moved towards organic viticulture during the 2000s. To bring clarity to the techniques of viticulture and vinification, they engaged in the process of ECOCERT accreditation in 2009, becoming certified in 2012.