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Burgundian Wines

Burgundy is unique in the world of wine and attracts its own special kind of wine lover: extreme, obsessive and single-minded. Driven by a sometimes visceral lust and irrational desire for each elusive bottle. At the heart of the region is a hallowed 50km stretch of east and south-east facing hillside known as the Cote d'Or, or golden slope. The world's most sought after Pinot Noir is stacked to the north in the Cote de Nuits, Chardonnay to the south in the Cote de Beaune, This is winemakers' holy land. 

French Collection tasting notes, David LeMire MW, 14 October 2009 "Marchand and Burch has made a big impression in a short time, both for the acclaim the Chardonnay has received, (the first vintage, 2007, was the top-scoring Chardonnay in the 2010 James Halliday Wine Companion) and for the ambitious Pinot Noir, defying preconceptions and expectations of Pinot Noir from Great Southern. Recently the second vintage of the Chardonnay was released, as were two single vineyard Pinot Noirs, the Mt Barrow from Mt Barker, and the Gibraltar Rock, a mere three barrels worth of intense and fragrant Pinot from an elevated Porongurups vineyard.

Now the attention turns to Burgundy, where Pascal, in his small cellar in Nuits-St-Georges, looks after the Cote d’Or outpost of Marchand and Burch, searching out climats that meet his standards. Mostly, they will be vineyards belonging to long-time friends and colleagues, who Pascal can work with to manage the vines, using his knowledge and experience of biodynamics to get the best from the terroir. There are three releases from the 2007 vintage, already well established as an exceptional vintage for whites, and very good to excellent for reds."


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Past Vintages

07 Grand Cru Chambertin-Clos de Beze

Selected pinot noir grapes from the world famous vineyards Chambertin-Clos de Beze, hand picked wild yeast fermented with long macerations and age in 100% new French oah barrels to reveal plenty of substance, cherry and mineral notes, lot of finesse and wonderful length. 

Tasting Note by David LeMire MW: ‘Primus inter pares’ (first among equals) is the way that Chambertin Clos de Beze is seen in the company of other grands crus, and this wine shows why. The class and the power are unmistakeable. Dried tea leaves, old leather armchairs, pot pourri, lots of interesting aromatics, which are a mixture of fruit and oak (the oak is from Toutant, a small, highly regarded Burgundian cooper). Looks quite open for a 2007, but there is plenty of structure for longevity. Lovely core of fruit on the palate, which has vigour and drive, and fine, but plentiful tannins on the finish. Long and sinewy and graceful. 26 days maceration, 22 months in oak, 100% new. 60-year-old vines.

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07 Gevrey-Chambertin Pinot Noir

Selected pinot noir grapes from the village of Gevrey-Chambertin, hand picked, wild yeast fermented with long macerations and age in French oak are giving this complex and structured wine with soft tannins generous mouthfeel and great palate length.

Tasting Note by David LeMire MW: We are thrilled to be offering this wine at this price. The origin is 3 different lieux-dits, Les Crais, Jouise, and Roncevie. Jouise and Roncevie are on the Morey side, south of the Gevrey village, and Les Crais is east of the village. The production was both simple yet serious – minimal punching down over the 24 days of maceration, just 20% new oak, and 22 months in barrel. It is unfined and unfiltered. The colour is youthful, and there is plenty of juicy, fresh, engaging fruit. Nothing reticent about it, with some blueberry, cherry, and bitter chocolate, and a slightly chunky (very Gevrey) feel. There are plenty of tannins, but the generosity of the fruit makes them less perceptible.

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08 Gevrey-Chambertin Pinot Noir

Selected pinot noir grapes from two vineyards in the village of Gevrey-Chambertin were hand-picked, wild yeast fermented with long macerations and aged in French oak, 30% new. This is a perfumed and elegant wine showing pure fruit expression. It is complex and finely structured with soft tannins, a generous mouthfeel and great palate length.

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08 Grand Cru Mazis-Chambertin

Similar in style to Clos de Bèze, Mazis Chambertin is more approachable in its youth. Rich cherry fruit with spicy notes, earthy touches and, incredibly, just a hint of oak even though 100% new oak was used. Although it shows full fruit flavour it has a minerally backbone and fine tannins.

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08 Nuits-St George 'Les Damaudes'

This vineyard is situated on the northern part of the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation, just to the south of the premier cru appellations of Vosne-Romanée so the wine is a little more delicate than wines from the middle of Nuits-Saint-Georges. With lifted red fruit and spicy, earthy notes, elegance and finesse perfectly characterize this wine.

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08 Vosne-Romanee

The wines of Vosne-Romanée are the most sought-after of the villages of the Cote de Nuits.This wine has the characteristic Vosne-Romanée “silkiness” along with fragrant rich spicy fruit, a powerful yet elegant palate structure and a long, fine tannin finish.

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08 Bourgogne

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08 Meursault

From one of the top white wine villages in the Cote de Beaune, grapes for this wine were hand-picked and whole bunch pressed, and then slowly fermented in small French barrels using wild yeast with no stirring of lees. This has produced a wine with a linear palate structure – substance and mouthfeel without heaviness. Fine and tight with lots of minerality and very long on the finish. Pure Meursault but in a fresher style.

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08 Grand Cru Chambertin-Clos de Beze

Selected pinot noir grapes from the world famous vineyards Chambertin-Clos de Beze, hand picked wild yeast fermented with long macerations and age in 100% new French oah barrels to reveal plenty of substance, cherry and mineral notes, lot of finesse and wonderful length. 

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Glenn Crew
Direct Line: 08 9336 9632
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Email: glenn.crew@hpw.com.au