Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy Gevrey-Chambertin 'Clos Prieur' 2022

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Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy Gevrey-Chambertin 'Clos Prieur' 2022This wine is from a contiguous parcel that sits astride the Clos Prieur du Haut (classified 1er Cru) and the Clos Prieur du Bas (classified as a village wine); rather than create two tiny cuves, the domaine prefers to blend the two to make an extra fine village wine from the lieu dit Clos Prieur. Harmand Geoffroy owns a bit less than a half hectare of vineyards in Clos Prieur and the vines therein were planted between 50 and 85 years ago. In our

The resulting wine is a sculptured combination of stone and citrus fruits balanced with the highest quality French oak

full-bodied wine that speaks clearly of the “garrigue” of the region

often wrote under the curious Anglophone pseudonym Clarendon

The grapes for this wine are harvested from vineyards that border the Lalande de Pomerol appellation

with low yields of 30-32 hl/ha

The Lange Ohn vineyard is situated southeast of Jois (see above)

While it offers plenty of fresh acidity and excellent drive

The grapes

Ile des Vergelesses combines the arresting elegance of Les Vergelesses and the mineral power of Les Fichots

It offers an expressive aromatic profile of fennel

and malolactic fermentation is never blocked (and occasionally takes place)

black fruit