Domaine du Clos Salomon - Givry 1er Cru La Grande Berge 2016
Burgundy
White
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Drink or Keep
16/20
RVF
-
90/100
Robert Parker
"The 2016 Givry 1er Cru La Grande Berge presents aromas of verbena, fresh pear and custard. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, with more depth and amplitude than the Montagny of Domain, with a delicately textured attack, crisp acids and a stony finish." (Wine Advocate 2018)
Features
Estate
Domaine du Clos Salomon
Cuvée
La Grande Berge
Vintage
2016
Designation
Givry 1er Cru
Region
Burgundy
Grape varieties
100% Chardonnay
Terroirs
Oxfordian clay-limestone soils marked by a very high level of active limestone (30%), parcel located in the middle of a hillside (15% slope).
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
After pressing, the musts are left in vats for around 24 hours to settle their coarse lees, before being racked at the first sign of fermentation, which is then carried out in barrels.
Breeding
In barrels (15% new)
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Bright gold
Nose
Notes of verbena, fresh pear and pastry cream
Mouth
Deep and full-bodied, with a delicately textured attack, crisp acids and a flinty finish.
Serve
AT 12°C
Drink before
2026
Guard
10 years
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with Vosges trout pâté, asparagus quiche, fried trout, asparagus flans, Dijon-style eggs, Pierre-Le-Grand celery velouté, etc.
Domain du Clos Salomon
Givry
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domain rated (2021 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Clos Salomon, a 7-hectare monopole, bears the name of its owners since the 14th century, and is managed by their descendants, the du Gardin family. Ludovic du Gardin is the guardian of this prestigious clos, which he cultivates in an organic spirit, with carefully tended vines, no weedkillers or insecticides, and ploughed soils. The wines are matured for 12 months, offering good ageing potential. In addition to the clos-salomon with its clearly identified terroir, two cuvées are available in chardonnay, a montagny le-clou and a givry premier cru la-grande-berge. The estate is one of the few sectors to have suffered frost in 2017, which resulted in more concentrated wines due to low yields.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2018 guide) 90/100 (Wonderful wine)
Domain rated (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
The 2016 Givry 1er Cru La Grande Berge presents aromas of verbena, fresh pear and custard. On the palate, it is medium-bodied, with more depth and amplitude than the Montagny of Domain, with a delicately textured attack, crisp acids and a stony finish.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2019 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Domain rated (guide 2021) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the wine:
Bright gold. Intense and precise, with a fresh, blond woodiness that suits it well, enrobes and greases a pure Chardonnay with finesse.
About the domain :
The estate owes its name to the Salomon family, who acquired it in 1538 and passed it on, just under a century later, in 1632, to the Gardin de Séveirac family. Since 2016, it has been managed by Ludovic du Gardin. The vineyard consists of a clos, a historic monopole in Givry red premier cru, plus two parcels of Chardonnay: La Grande Berge, premier cru de Givry (0.40 hectares) and 2 hectares in Montagny. Small yields, working with and respecting the soil, everything is done to get the best out of the terroirs. Once again this year, we salute his consistency.
Customer reviews
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