2015 Jacques Prieur Beaune 1er Cru Champs-Pimont Rouge

Domaine Jacques Prieur

France / Burgundy / Domaine Jacques Prieur

This large plot with the name meaning “fields at the foot of the hill” climbs the hillside behind Beaune, towards Pommard. This vines have full south exposure, and produce both white and red wine. The Pinot Noir in its lower part has plenty of clay in the soil, giving powerful wines with colour, while the high proportion of iron often brings out smoky notes. 30% new oak.

January, 2018

Stephen Tanzer

Vinous Media

91 points

(just 17 hectoliters per hectare produced, as this Beaune vineyard suffered most from hail in 2014 and 2013): Dark red with ruby highlights. Penetrating aromas of black raspberry, violet, spices, smoky tobacco and graphite showcase the red clay soil of the site. Plush, fine-grained and energetic, with captivating dark berry, black cherry, spice and mineral flavors dominating. Finishes juicy, sappy and long, with lovely acidity and substantial firm, late-arriving tannins. This thick, sweet, vibrant wine has 14% alcohol with 3.8 grams per liter of tartaric acidity. Nicely primary.

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About Domaine Jacques Prieur

Since 1868, Domaine Jacques Prieur has created one of the rarest mosaics of terroirs in Burgundy. Today it’s probably the only estate with vineyards on the greatest appellations both of Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits, including Chambertin, Musigny, Clos Vougeot, Echézeaux, Corton, Meursault and Montrachet. This amazing collection is completed by other prestigious appellations and three clos monopole sites. Several of these phenomenal parcels of vines were snapped up at the turn of the 20th century by Jacques' great uncle. Current custodians, the Labruyère family of southern Burgundy, became involved in 1988. The domaine, which switched to 100% organic viticulture in 2000, is nowadays run by Edouard Labruyère alongside the heirs of the Prieur family. The warm and acutely intelligent Nadine Gublin serves as oenologist, a position she has held since 1990. Steeped in tradition and armed with a quality-at-all-costs philosophy, the lofty standards of this great domaine keep on climbing.

About

Nadine has been oenologist at the Labruyère family's Burgundy estate Domaine Jacques Prieur's since 1990. She has been technical manager there since 2009, when she also took the same role at Domaine Labruyère in Moulin-à-Vent. Well-known among fine wine enthusiasts for many years, in 1998 she was name Best French Winemaker by the highly respected Revue du Vin de France. She is an advocate of sustained farming, precise winemaking and optimal ripeness.