2014 Taupenot-Merme Gevrey-Chambertin

Taupenot Merme

France / Burgundy / Taupenot Merme

Taupenot-Merme owns just over 1.6Ha of village-designated vineyard in Gevrey-Chambertin, spread over seven parcels. Their oldest plantings here date back to 1968, and the average age of the vines is 45 years old.

December, 2015

Neal Martin

Wine Advocate

88-90 points

The 2014 Gevrey Chambertin Villages has an elegant, quite mineral-led bouquet considering it is a village cru. This is a complex bouquet that deserves a light round of applause and there is appreciable transparency here. The palate is sorbet fresh on the entry with orange zest infusing the red cherry fruit, slightly chalky in texture with a dash of spice on the linear finish. Very fine. 

November, 2015

Jancis Robinson

Jancisrobinson.com

17/20

Broad and purple perfumed. Very fresh and pure. Fluid and expressive. Very Gevrey. Precise.

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About Taupenot Merme

Brother-and-sister team Virginie and Romain are at the helm at this domaine. It has 13 hectares on the Côte de Beaune and the Côte de Nuits, with grands crus including Clos des Lambrays, Charmes-Chambertin, Corton-Rognet and Mazoyères-Chambertin. These seventh generation winegrowers are typical of the new crop of young Burgundian vignerons who are realising the full potential of priceless family vineyard parcels through sensitive viticulture and thoughtful winemaking. All grapes are de-stemmed, with 25% new oak used for the village wines and 40% for grand and premier cru. Virginie looks after sales while Romain works the cellar, producing structured, self-assured Burgundy that expresses the vineyards well. The wines are getting better and better.

About

Seventh-generation Romain Taupenot is in charge of winemaking at Domaine Taupenot-Merme, aided by his sister Virginie. It's widely and correctly acknowledged that the estate, which has been working along organic principles since 2001, is on the up and up in terms of quality. Its results from the 2006 and 2007 vintages are drinking beautifully, and Romain has triumphed against all odds in the difficult vintages of 2012 and 2013.