Domaine Desaunay-Bissey 2018 Chambolle-Musigny, Combe d’Orveaux
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Domaine Desaunay-Bissey 2018 Chambolle-Musigny, Combe d’Orveaux
Chambolle-Musigny from very old vines
Quick Taste
- Small Burgundy estate, family-owned
- Sources only old vine grapes
- Single vineyard
- 90 year old vines
- Limited!!
About Domaine Desaunay-Bissey 2018 Chambolle-Musigny, Combe d’Orveaux
Together with his wife, Marie-Christine Bissey and his son, Bruno manages this small family domaine based in Flagey-Echezeaux that consists of 14.4 acres, including prestigious old vine plots in Echezeaux and Grands Echezeaux, with additional plots that he also farms. With the first vintages produced in 1975, it seems almost inconceivable that wines of this quality have managed to enter the market almost unnoticed, especially considering the current clamor and fervor of wine merchants to discover “the next big thing” in Burgundy.
Over the years, some of the production was sold off to other Domaines and as recently as the mid-1990s, several of Bruno’s valuable barrels of Grands Echezeaux were being sold to illustrious names like Dominique Laurent. The Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru appellation takes the shape of a triangle with its northern point orientated towards Musigny, its eastern flank bordered by the Clos Vougeot Grand Cru and its western flank by Echezeaux Grand Cru. The Desaunay-Bissey old vine parcel, planted from 1928 onward, is located on the point of this triangle.
Since 2007 Bruno uses no herbicides or pesticides and all the soil is tilled. Bruno’s winemaking is very terroir-expressive, doing short pre-fermentation macerations, using only indigenous yeasts and crucially, not too much extraction. Barrel-aging is on average about 33% new except for the Grands Cru reds where a slightly higher percentage is used. Since the early 1990s, the wines are neither fined nor filtered. Bruno’s wines are normally only racked twice, once after malolactic fermentation and once before the assemblage.
Bruno cultivates, together with his father-in-law, Daniel Bissey, several other parcels of very old vines situated in Vosne (some 80+ years), Echezeaux (some 110+ years) Grands-Echezeaux (70+ years), Chambolle (90+ years) and Nuits St. Georges (60+ years).
This wine is sourced from the Combe d’Orveau site, situated at the southern limit of the territories of Chambolle and Vosne Romanée. East facing, this vineyard opens onto the valley where grands crus Echezeaux, Grands Echezeaux and Clos de Vougeot are situated. The vines are very old and average 90 years of age.
Over the years, some of the production was sold off to other Domaines and as recently as the mid-1990s, several of Bruno’s valuable barrels of Grands Echezeaux were being sold to illustrious names like Dominique Laurent. The Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru appellation takes the shape of a triangle with its northern point orientated towards Musigny, its eastern flank bordered by the Clos Vougeot Grand Cru and its western flank by Echezeaux Grand Cru. The Desaunay-Bissey old vine parcel, planted from 1928 onward, is located on the point of this triangle.
Since 2007 Bruno uses no herbicides or pesticides and all the soil is tilled. Bruno’s winemaking is very terroir-expressive, doing short pre-fermentation macerations, using only indigenous yeasts and crucially, not too much extraction. Barrel-aging is on average about 33% new except for the Grands Cru reds where a slightly higher percentage is used. Since the early 1990s, the wines are neither fined nor filtered. Bruno’s wines are normally only racked twice, once after malolactic fermentation and once before the assemblage.
Bruno cultivates, together with his father-in-law, Daniel Bissey, several other parcels of very old vines situated in Vosne (some 80+ years), Echezeaux (some 110+ years) Grands-Echezeaux (70+ years), Chambolle (90+ years) and Nuits St. Georges (60+ years).
This wine is sourced from the Combe d’Orveau site, situated at the southern limit of the territories of Chambolle and Vosne Romanée. East facing, this vineyard opens onto the valley where grands crus Echezeaux, Grands Echezeaux and Clos de Vougeot are situated. The vines are very old and average 90 years of age.
Wine Details
- Alcohol % 13.0%
- Bottle Size 750 ml
- Wine Type Red
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
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