Christophe Perrot-Minot har 0,6 ha. på den fremragende Combe d'Orveau, der ligger oppe bag Clos de Vougeot og klos op ad Les Musigny. Christophe har i adskillige år produceret en almindelig 1. Cru og så i de bedre år denne Cuvée Ultra, der kommer fra de ældste omkring 70 år gamle vinstokke, der står helt nede ved den lille markvej, der adskiller Combe d'Orveau og Musigny. Men denne praksis var åbenbart for forvirrende for forbrugerne og er derfor blevet droppet.
Dette har således siden 2013-årgangen været Perrot-Minot’s eneste vin fra denne 1. Cru hvis prestige nu markeres ved, at markens navn Combe d'Orveau fuldstændig har overtaget etiketten i front mens informationerne om, at dette er den hidtidige Cuvée Ultra, og at vi rent faktisk befinder os i Chambolle-Musigny er rykket om bag på flasken. Trods de 0,6 ha. bliver det bare til 4-6 fade om året i det druerne fra de knap så gamle vinstokke nu ender i Chambolle-Musigny Orveaux des Bussières, som erstatter den hidtidige Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes.
De afstilkede druer og de hele drueklaser har indledningsvis gennemgået en såkaldt kold maceration ved 14 grader i rustfrit stål i en uges tid. Herefter blev temperaturen hævet hvorefter den egentlige gæring uden fremmede gærstammer fik lov til at gå i gang. Efter gæringen har vinen fået lov at sætte sig i nogle døgn inden den blev fyldt på nye fade fra Francois Fréres og brugte fade, som Christophe er begyndt at købe fra Domaine de la Romanée Conti. Vinen er modnet i 16 måneder uden omstikninger og med kun få omrøringer inden aftapningen, der som sædvanlig fandt sted uden klaring eller filtrering.
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The darling of the Francophone wine press, Christophe Perrot-Minot, continues his evolution in the direction of textural finesse and aromatic range: the extraction and richness of yesteryear have given way to melting tannins and ethereal aromas, exemplified by a beautiful set of 2019s.
William Kelley - The Wine Advocate - Januar 2021
“The most important thing was to have the freshness in the wines,” Christophe Perrot-Minot told me. “We harvested from 17 to 25 September. The challenge was to eliminate the berries that were dry or over-ripe. For the vinification there were no problems at all. The average yield was around 20hl/ha. We did much more remontage than pigeage and will rack at the end of the year. There is a maximum of 20% new oak and around 50% whole bunches across the range. The malos were all finished within two months and the wines will be bottled around the end of March.”
Highlights in 2019 include a very impressive Chapelle-Chambertin and voluminous Mazoyères-Chambertin, closely followed by the Griottes-Chambertin. I also loved the Nuits Saint-Georges Richemone Cuvée Ultra that will be dangerously seductive. There is always a glossy veneer to these wines, not that dissimilar to Arlaud in some ways, and they deserve requisite time in the cellar.
Neal Martin - Vinous - December 2020
Christophe Perrot-Minot commented that 2019 "is an excellent but relatively tiny vintage as my net yields came in at only 22 hl/ha. The growing season was again very hot and dry and while we didn't have much disease pressure, the flowering did not go especially well and thus there was a lot of shatter and a high incidence of shot berries. The summer was especially dry, but we didn't have too much hydric stress in the vines, or at least it seemed as though there was less than what we experienced in 2018. This may have been due to the fact that the nights were cooler in 2019 and thus there was less acid burn off and less dehydration. There was also strong luminosity, which helped the fruit achieve very good phenolic maturities. We picked from the 17th of September and brought in super-clean fruit that required very little sorting. I used around 50% whole clusters for the vinifications and used no more than 20% new wood for the élevage. As to the wines, they are more elegant and more tension-filled than their 2018 counterparts with no excess ripeness. I especially like how refreshing they are because even though they're still extremely young, they make you feel like drinking them. Add to this fine terroir transparency and you have a vintage that should be extremely popular among Burgundy lovers." As the scores and commentaries confirm, I was seriously impressed with the quality I found here as Perrot-Minot's 2019s are wonderfully pure and vibrant.
Allen Meadows - The ultimate Burgundy reference - Januar 2021
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