Tasted with Gauthier Roussille in Hurigny, 04 November 2022.
Domaine Guillemot-Michel
Pierrette, Marc et Sophie Guillemot-Michel
Route de Quintaine – Cedex 674
71260 Clessé
Tél : +33 3 85 36 95 88
www.domaineguillemotmichel.net
More reports with Domaine Guillemot-Michel
Gauthier on 2022:
“At last a little juice! The weather was very dry and we first thought of harvesting around 23 August but in the end, finished a month later – it was worth it!”
Gauthier on 2021:
“We actually had less in 2019 but that was because the dryness followed the frost in 2019. In 2021 we had a lot more rain – clearly. In the end we’re about 40% down in volume in 2021. There’s an inherent sweetness to these wines – but oh, are they delicious! Some wines are similar profile to 2013 or 2016 with small notes that are exotic.”
The wines….
A fine showing this year – the 21 Quintaine is a very serious wine!
The domaine bottles with DIAM for the UK importer, Wine Society, the rest is with cork.
2020 Quintaine
A small nose but with good clarity. Depth and richness to this flavour but I have to say there is clarity to this mouth-watering flavour that balances the richness.
A larger nose – with a clarity of yellow citrus – argumes – but with some exotic elements for sure. Wide, mineral, layered wine – silky, almost oily in texture – but in a fine way. Spicy, almost peppery in the finish – a great finish. Bravo wine – so impressive!
2021 Viré-Clessé Retour a la Terre
Jar elevage – ‘the cleanest grapes of the vintage – no grains-nobles and about 12.7° which was just a little less than the previous wine.’
A more floral nose. Supple almost an impression of riper fruit but more mouth-watering silken minerality. Really tenacious finishing, sweet and delicious wine.