Tasted with Grégoire Hoppenot, this year in sunny ‘Les Roches,’ 27 February 2023.
Domaine Grégoire Hoppenot
Les Roches
69820 Fleurie
Tel : +33 7 85 60 02 01
www.domainehoppenot.com/
More reports with Domaine Grégoire Hoppenot
Grégoire on 2022:
“2022’s my first vintage all organic. Vines that haven’t seen a plough for most, or all, of their lives – I broke a lot of roots I usually make 40 hl/ha but made only 27. The first wines that I harvested I was quite happy but the later grapes I was less happy.”
Grégoire on 2021:
“I have a draining soil and experienced no frost – so I had no real loss of volume and therefore I had much more than in 22. It was easy to work in the cuverie in 2021 too – not too much alcohol and plenty of acidity – the fermentations went very well. The only thing I might change is that if I had a destemmer I might have found a little use for it. The wines were very serious after bottling but they have opened up well in the last weeks.”
The wines…
A good range but many, to greater or lesser extent, have some green notes. The insensitive amongst you will be very happy with the wines. His ‘Indigène’ is worth a special search in this vintage.
2021 Fleurie Origines
4 different lieu-dits included here.
Red fruit, faintly green but nothing stark. In the mouth too – nice energy, a texture of velour. A long, satisfying, finish.
The young-vine cuvée
Hmm – much deeper and broader nose. Direct, very silky, very perfumed – that’s a beauty! Bravo! Beautifully finishing and in the end with a small chalky texture.
2021 Fleurie Clos de l’Amandier
A parcel in the bottom of Poncié closer to the village of Fleurie. ‘Year on year – this is not just my favourite place to work – it’s my favourite wine too.’
A nose that recollects the previous but it’s much more discrete – then a little pyrazine comes through. I note the flavour more on the palate – broad, fresh great shape in the mouth – if you are insensitive you will love this – but for me, less so…
2021 Fleurie Les Morriers
Freshness of red fruit – slightly cushioned. Silky, lithe, direct – the breadth in the finish is lovely – as the tannin slowly shows the finishing texture is more velvet in style. That’s really super.
2021 Morgon Corcelette
Sauvage, rocky, steep, plain-south facing – above Bellevue near the trees. It’s about another 100 metres higher than in Fleurie ‘so because of all that it will be the last of the vineyards to be certified.’ The only owned parcel, the rest are all fermage – 0.6 ha.
This is the most obviously green – the pyrazine has control of this one. Hmm – super flavour energy – there’s a lot to like here – indeed I do – that’s beautifully energetic and tasty….