Tasting Notes
From a tiny plot on the border with Chassagne directly above Les Gravieres, with more clay in the soils. Tiny quantities produced! Such a compelling nose - pretty violets, cranberry and some liquorice over dark, glossy fruit. Beautiful perfume matched by fantastic depth of flavour and concentration and supple, fine palate. Lovely lift on the finish - turkish delight and raspberry ripple.
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It's thanks to the Buisson brothers of Saint-Romain that we were introduced to Domaine Jessiaume last year. Vigneron William Waterkyn joined the domaine in 2014 fresh faced, and full of energy in his mid 20s and has overseen the conversion of the farming to organics, gaining their certification in 2019, now en route to certified biodynamics. He's a young winemaker with a natural flair, and his talent has not gone unnoticed. In February last year, he was named as Burgundy's Young Talent of the Year, and just a week later, was cited in Decanter Magazine as one of the top 10 producers to watch. One can not dumb down the losses in vintage 2020 in Burgundy. Domaine Jessiaume's total production was around 70% less than the average year, and so we are delighted to have the quantities we have.