{"product_id":"2021-domaine-le-guellec-ducouet-gevrey-chambertin-les-jeunes-rois","title":"2021 Domaine Le Guellec Ducouet Gevrey-Chambertin 'Les Jeunes Rois'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% Pinot Noir from the \"Les Jeunes Rois\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elieu dit in Gevrey-Chambertin. Vines planted in 1965. Only 1,200 bottles produced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe force of gravity is more intense in Burgundy. Why else would time move so slowly there? \u003c\/span\u003eYet spend enough time amongst the vines and occasionally you’ll spot an anomaly.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn Gevrey-Chambertin, the anomaly is a young man with a look that’s more Santa Barbara County than Hospices de Beaune: hipster beard, possibly a sleeve tattoo under his plaid shirt, an easy, laid-back personality. It’s Michael Le Guellec \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDefinitely not part of the old guard, but scratch below Michael’s surface and you’ll find that his vineyard land has been in his family since 1920, with some of his oldest vines planted just ten years later. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eYou’ll find a respect for tradition – for Michael’s winemaking grandfather of course, but also for the terroir, for the environment, and for the style of wines typical of Gevrey-Chambertin: rich, flavoursome, powerful and muscular, yet with incredible finesse. Pinot Noir that can only come from one place on earth. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eNow, the domaine is still unknown. Since Michael’s grandfather retired in 1990, winemaking has been on the backburner, and it’s only since Michael took over with his friend Arnaud Ducouet in 2018 that the renaissance has begun. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThat the domaine is already producing such exquisite wines is no accident. With winemaking overseen by Pierre Millemann, it was no surprise that the wines are luscious and elegant. This is a grower destined to become one of the must-haves of Gevrey-Chambertin. For the time being, just a few thousand bottles are being made each vintage – from Clos Champ, the only walled vineyard in the lieu dit (planted in 1930) and from Les Jeunes Rois (planted in 1965). Other vineyards are being reworked before they’ll be considered worthy to produce wines under the domaine’s label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NY Pas Mal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46584350048473,"sku":"46584350048473-NY","price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0420\/3538\/0379\/files\/IMG_8549.jpg?v=1747946795","url":"https:\/\/nysommcellars.com\/products\/2021-domaine-le-guellec-ducouet-gevrey-chambertin-les-jeunes-rois","provider":"Somm Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}