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The November 2023 Auction: Part 5
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Estimate: $3,000
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"From a relatively obscure 1.3 ha vineyard that is rarely listed on most maps of the commune and is situated directly behind the Domaine sandwiched between La Colombière and Bossières; Bizot owns 0.7 ha. An intensely floral nose offers up notes of dried rose petals, Asian spice and fresh red cherry liqueur aromas. The nicely rich, round and well-delineated medium-bodied flavors possess excellent focus and balance on the mouth coating finish. This is an excellent villages with very impressive depth. Recommended. Jean-Yves Bizot described 2010 as a vintage where ‘I sadly made very little wine. In the end I wound up with 13.5 barrels of wine, which relative to the size of my holdings works out to a yield of about 10 hl/ha, which is not much by any standard. I had several vineyards that were hit hard by the frost of December 2009 and even in Marsannay where the frost wasn't an issue, the deer ate the grapes. Worse still, a fellow vigneron accidentally used a weed killer when a gust of wind hit and spread it onto several rows of my vines, which killed the leaves reducing the yields further. So I wouldn't call 2010 an easy vintage, at least not for me and my vines. I began picking on the 25th of September and brought in reasonably clean fruit that required light sorting. Potential alcohols averaged right at 12% and the phenolic ripeness was excellent. In fact it was so good that I destemmed nothing. As to the wines, they're really very interesting. The first aspect that is intriguing is that the 2010s have a tendency toward reduction yet the lees were entirely clean. The tannins are ripe and pure and there is more acidity than in 2009 but a bit less than in 2008. I view the '10s as wines that are not only very pinot but also exhibit grace, elegance and intensity.’ I have to empathize with Bizot as it was sad to see so few barrels in his cellar, especially when his '10s are as good as they are. Fans of the Domaine will note the absence of the Vosne Vieilles Vignes and the Vosne 1er."
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"From a relatively obscure 1.3 ha vineyard that is rarely listed on most maps of the commune and is situated directly behind the Domaine sandwiched between La Colombière and Bossières; Bizot owns 0.7 ha. An intensely floral nose offers up notes of dried rose petals, Asian spice and fresh red cherry liqueur aromas. The nicely rich, round and well-delineated medium-bodied flavors possess excellent focus and balance on the mouth coating finish. This is an excellent villages with very impressive depth. Recommended. Jean-Yves Bizot described 2010 as a vintage where ‘I sadly made very little wine. In the end I wound up with 13.5 barrels of wine, which relative to the size of my holdings works out to a yield of about 10 hl/ha, which is not much by any standard. I had several vineyards that were hit hard by the frost of December 2009 and even in Marsannay where the frost wasn't an issue, the deer ate the grapes. Worse still, a fellow vigneron accidentally used a weed killer when a gust of wind hit and spread it onto several rows of my vines, which killed the leaves reducing the yields further. So I wouldn't call 2010 an easy vintage, at least not for me and my vines. I began picking on the 25th of September and brought in reasonably clean fruit that required light sorting. Potential alcohols averaged right at 12% and the phenolic ripeness was excellent. In fact it was so good that I destemmed nothing. As to the wines, they're really very interesting. The first aspect that is intriguing is that the 2010s have a tendency toward reduction yet the lees were entirely clean. The tannins are ripe and pure and there is more acidity than in 2009 but a bit less than in 2008. I view the '10s as wines that are not only very pinot but also exhibit grace, elegance and intensity.’ I have to empathize with Bizot as it was sad to see so few barrels in his cellar, especially when his '10s are as good as they are. Fans of the Domaine will note the absence of the Vosne Vieilles Vignes and the Vosne 1er."
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