Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron
2017 Romanée St. VivantGrand Cru Red barrel
Score: 89-92
Tasted: Jan 10, 2019
Drink: 2025+
Issue: 73
Note: from vines planted in 1922
Producer note: Both Alain Meunier, who is married to Sophie Confuron, are now both supported by their son Louis as he has joined the domaine on a full-time basis. The junior Meunier candidly noted that 2017 was “an abundant vintage and in some cases, too abundant. We did a green harvest to help control yields but in hindsight we should have done another one. We chose to begin picking on the 5th of September and the fruit was reasonably ripe and quite clean though we did do some sorting for berries that didn’t get entirely ripe. We did our usual vinification and then to try to correct a few wines where we felt the yields were higher than they should have been, we did a saignée of around 5 to 10%. I also did a few experiments with using around 30% whole clusters but not for everything. As to the wines, they’re lighter but very fresh and refreshing plus they should drink well young and mature quickly.” I was favorably impressed by the two 2016s that I reviewed from bottle below so they’re worth considering too. Note that they were bottled between January and March 2018. (Caveau Selections, www.caveauselections.com, OR, USA; Fortnum & Mason, www.fortnumandmason.com, UK; Altaya Wines, www.altayawines.com, Hong Kong).
Tasting note: A beautifully spicy nose exhibits aromas of plum, dark cherry, sandalwood and a hint of Asian-style tea. The unusually supple light weight flavors possess good delineation and vibrancy though not the depth of material to support extended development. To be sure, this is very pretty and certainly classy but it’s not at its usual level.
Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron, Romanee-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru
US$3,320 / 每箱價格
Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron
2017 Romanée St. VivantGrand Cru Red barrel
Score: 89-92
Tasted: Jan 10, 2019
Drink: 2025+
Issue: 73
Note: from vines planted in 1922
Producer note: Both Alain Meunier, who is married to Sophie Confuron, are now both supported by their son Louis as he has joined the domaine on a full-time basis. The junior Meunier candidly noted that 2017 was “an abundant vintage and in some cases, too abundant. We did a green harvest to help control yields but in hindsight we should have done another one. We chose to begin picking on the 5th of September and the fruit was reasonably ripe and quite clean though we did do some sorting for berries that didn’t get entirely ripe. We did our usual vinification and then to try to correct a few wines where we felt the yields were higher than they should have been, we did a saignée of around 5 to 10%. I also did a few experiments with using around 30% whole clusters but not for everything. As to the wines, they’re lighter but very fresh and refreshing plus they should drink well young and mature quickly.” I was favorably impressed by the two 2016s that I reviewed from bottle below so they’re worth considering too. Note that they were bottled between January and March 2018. (Caveau Selections, www.caveauselections.com, OR, USA; Fortnum & Mason, www.fortnumandmason.com, UK; Altaya Wines, www.altayawines.com, Hong Kong).
Tasting note: A beautifully spicy nose exhibits aromas of plum, dark cherry, sandalwood and a hint of Asian-style tea. The unusually supple light weight flavors possess good delineation and vibrancy though not the depth of material to support extended development. To be sure, this is very pretty and certainly classy but it’s not at its usual level.
