2019 Domaine Berthaut Gerbet
Excellent Burgundy that won't break the bank
Bien faire vax miev que dir
“doing right is better than talkâ€
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Berthaut-Gerbet is a relatively new domaine from the Wasserman portfolio comprised of vineyards Amelie Berthaut took over from her parents. The vines are cultivated with respect for the environment, with an organic tendency and the wines are vinified and aged in a non-interventionist way. Like her father, Amélie prefers to ferment in cement tanks and has added new ones. Extraction is delicate. The wines are only pumped over until the end of fermentation, when they are punched down lightly by foot, a total of only four times on average. For aging the emphasis is on used oak whenever possible, and at bottling the wines are never fined.
"Amélie Berthaut, the daughter of Denis Berthaut and Marie-Andrée Gerbet, has taken over both her father's, and most of her mother's, vineyards. Those entities were called Domaine Vincent and Denis Berthaut in Fixin and Domaine François Gerbet that was based in Vosne-Romanée. While the percentages are not exact, Amélie basically took over 100% of her father's and uncle's domaine and roughly two-thirds of her mother's and aunt's domaine. This explains why, among the total of 18 ha, there is the mix of vineyards from Fixin, Gevrey, Vougeot, Chambolle and Vosne-Romanée in the range. With respect to the 2019 vintage, Berthaut noted that "the growing season was once again hot and very dry, even drier than 2018, which was already quite dry. This of course engendered quite a bit of hydric stress for the vines but on the plus side of things, the dry conditions reduced disease pressure to almost nothing. I began picking the whites on the 13th of September and then followed with the reds on the 15th. While there was no sorting necessary due to disease-afflicted berries, there was a huge quantity of dried out and/or sunburned berries. This of course reduced yields considerable and overall, I would estimate that we were down some 40%. The vinifications were relatively straightforward and I used between none at all up to 60% whole clusters. As to the wines, what is perhaps the most intriguing aspect of them is that despite the heat and dryness, they are really quite fresh with excellent vibrancy and terrific terroir definition.'" - Burghound
2019 Berthaut-Gerbet Vosne-Romanee
(750ML) $88.99 BUY NOW
89-92 JM / 89-91 VM / 88-91 BH
The 2019 Vosne-Romanée Village, which was de-stemmed, offers blackberry and crushed chalk aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity, quite feisty towards the finish with orange pith and marmalade imparting an exotic element. Rather spicy on the aftertaste, this should be afforded 2 or 3 years in bottle. -Neal Martin, Vinous Media
2019 Berthaut-Gerbet Gevrey-Chambertin Combe du Dessus
91-93 VM / 89-91 BH / 88-91 JM
The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Combe de Dessus has a well defined bouquet. The 1O% stems lend just a very slight pepperiness, hints of dried blood emerge with time and complement the dark berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins This is very harmonious and silky, the 20% new oak is seamlessly integrated with a persistent finish. This will be very seductive in its youth - a beautifully crafted Gevrey. -Neal Martin, Vinous Media
2019 Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin Rouge les Crais 1er Cru
91-93 VM
The 2019 Fixin Les Crais, which includes 20% stems addition, sports dark berry fruit like the Les Clos, touches of iodine and violet, showing just a little more amplitude by comparison. The palate is medium- bodied with sappy black fruit, very harmonious with lovely salinity. is feels very cohesive with a persistent finish. As good Fixin gets basically. -Neal Martin, Vinous Media
2019 Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin Rouge
(750ML) $47.89 BUY NOW
93 DE / 89-91 VM
From a large parcel of old vines east of the village, with 20% whole clusters in the fermentation - which is done in concrete - plus a gentle combination of punching down and pumping over. The wine is aged in cask (20% new) for 15 months to yield a perfumed and elegant result, with haunting aromas of ripe red fruits and fresh flowers. The texture is silky, a bit soft and very fine, with a lingering, ethereal finish. Drinking Window 2021 – 2029 Charles Curtis MW, Decanter.
2019 Berthaut-Gerbet Hautes Cotes de Nuits
(750ML) $34.89 BUY NOW
91 DE
Amélie Berthaut farms a large parcel of Pinot in Concoeur in the heights above Nuits-St-Georges, where she produces this lovely wine that shows great purity of cherry and rose petal-scented fruit. The grapes are destemmed and fermented in concrete before a short maturation in wood (one third in cask, two-thirds in foudre) for less than a year to produce this perfumed, elegant wine that is more about finesse than power. Drinking Window 2022 – 2027- Charles Curtis MW, Decanter.
2019 Berthaut-Gerbet Bourgogne Les Prielles
Les Prielles is one hectare of 40+ vines between the D974 and the Fixin village vineyards. Limestone below, marl above. Fermented in concrete and aged for ten months in old barrels. Typical north corner of the Côte de Nuits, firm and juicy.
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