By Alexandria Rae Cubbage, 5 November 2019

Since 1992, Jean-Marc Millot has been growing grapes and bottling his own wines. This domaine is located in the village of Nuits-St.-Georges and owns some of the best vineyard sites in Vosne-Romanée including three grands crus – Grands Echézeaux, Echézeaux, and Clos Vougeot – as well as one of the top premier cru – ‘Les Suchots’. In 2014, Jean-Marc’s daughter, Alix, joined the domaine. She took on the responsibility of vineyard management and winemaking. The farming here is organic, and the vines are very old with the average age being 50 plus years old. Thus, the wines produced are concentrated with a long length.

For the winemaking, the cellar is kept very cold promoting a slow fermentation. And élevage takes approximately twelve to sixteen months. The resulting wines are juicy displaying purity of fruit and in a drinkable style while also offering complexity and depth.

The ‘Falques’ is ripe, lively in a satisfyingly chewy style. ‘Les Suchots’ is fine and fragrant with some spiciness, and layered, round and opulent on the palate. Clos Vougeot is reserved with a lot of depth, good fruit and fine, very Clos Vougeot tannins, minerality and length. It’s for longer cellaring. Echézeaux is fragrant, fine, full and silky and full of flavour. The ‘Cuvée 1949’ is, as you might expect, from a single parcel of vines in the Echézeaux du Dessus lieu-dit, planted in 1949, so very special. Grands Echézeaux shows richness and opulence, in a plump softer style.