Domaine Taupenot-Merme — Morey-St. Denis
At nearly 30 acres, Domaine Taupenot-Merme is a rather large estate by Burgundian standards. The roots of the family estate go back to the 1760, and today's superb vineyard holdings in Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St. Denis and Chambolle Musigny were united by the marriage of two winemaking families three generations ago. Now in the hands of 41 year-old Romain Taupenot and his sister Virginie, 36, they are the 7th generation to continue the family tradition. Parcels include significant pieces of both Charmes Chambertin & Mazoyères Chambertin and a great line-up of 1er crus including Combe d'Orveau in Chambolle-Musigny. All farming is organic and the wine style here is one of elegance and purity, with a base of finesse rather than power. The wines are superb with food, and are excellent values.
Romain & Jean Taupenot
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2008 Bourgogne Passetoutgrains $16 >>
- Passetoutgrains is the appellation for Burgundy reds that are blends of Pinot Noir and Gamay. This one is 70% Pinot and 30% Gamay from Romain Taupenot’s estate vineyards just below the village of Morey-St. Denis. It shows a lovely floral nose, with sweet mid-palate fruit and good balancing acidity. Simple, and utterly delicious. One of the great values in all of Burgundy.
2007 Gevrey-Chambertin $50 >>
- A pretty red berry fruit nose carries a hint of crushed herb. (85-87)/2012+
2007 Morey-St. Denis $55 >>
- Relatively high-toned with a red berry fruit, earth and underbrush suffused nose that merges into round, supple and textured middle weight flavors that possess a relatively powerful and punchy finish that delivers ample persistence.
2006 Nuits-St. Georges — Les Prulières 1er Cru $80 >>
- "Since this vineyard was purchased by the domaine several years ago, it has established itself as the consistent outperformer among their 1ers with its enveloping nose of spicy and earthy dark berry fruit liberally laced with Nuits animale notes where the latter is picked up by the rich, full, sweet and mouth coating flavors that are ripe and blessed with ample dry extract on the admirably lengthy finish. Recommended. (90-92)/2013+"
2006 Chambolle-Musigny - La Combe d'Orveau 1er Cru $95 >>
- From 35+ year old vines. A very pretty and seductive blend of red and blue pinot fruit is nuanced by floral notes, particularly violets with very subtle background traces of spice, earth and anise that beautifully introduce the delicious, refined and textured yet utterly serious medium-bodied flavors underpinned by moderately firm tannins and lovely balance. This too is very Chambolle but with the requisite depth to really deliver. (88-91)/2012+
2006 Gevrey-Chambertin - Bel Air 1er Cru $75 >>
- A little known 1er that sits directly above Chambertin-Clos de Bèze made from vines planted in 1973. A very discreet touch of wood spice sets off equally high-toned but cooler red berry fruit aromas that possess only a dash of Gevrey earth that merge into pure, balanced and slightly more complex middle weight flavors that possess real finishing punch as this does a slow build from the sappy mid-palate to the long finale. This is definitely worth a look and recommended. (89-92)/2013+
2006 Charmes Chambertin — Grand Cru $125 >>
- "This is a clear step up in aromatic purity and elegance, which is saying something. A pure and complex nose that is both seductive and complete while dissolving into serious yet extremely pretty medium-bodied flavors that also coat the mouth with extract, which confers a real sense of volume and focused muscle. Lovely and very long. (90-93)/2014+"
2006 Mazoyères Chambertin — Grand Cru $125 >>
- "As is virtually always the case, this is bigger and more robust though at the price of less elegance with a much earthier and more obviously sauvage character on the red and dark berry fruit nose that introduces rich, full and more serious big-bodied flavors underpinned by more robust and rustic tannins though not any more depth or length. A qualitative choice but note that the respective characters are miles apart. (90-93)/2014+"