Tasted with Arnaud & Sophie Sirugue-Noellat in Vosne-Romanée, 06 December 2023.
Arnaud & Sophie Sirugue-Noellat
5 Place de la Maire
21700 Vosne-Romanée
Tel: +33 6 37 42 92 18
www.domainearnaudetsophie.com (still not connected)
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So, 2022 will be the very last vintage labelled as Domaine Sirugue. In 2023 Arnaud made all the wines from his family domaine but they will be labelled as négoce wines. In 2024 they will be classed and labelled as domaine wines. “We have a lot of parcels so I’d love to separate more of them but it’s often hard due to the volumes but this larger (2022) year we could do some due to the extra volume.”
Arnaud on the recent vintages:
“I’ve never seen the cellar so full as in 2023 – nature can be hard but it can also be generous! 2023 could be a better, more profound, 2017. 2022 is also a big vintage – at least compared to 2021!”
These wines are mainly exported from France. The main market is Japan, but plenty heads to Denmark too.
The wines…
For now their ‘Barreaux’ remains the star – but wait until all that Petits-Monts and (a bit less!) Grands-Echézeaux are ready to be tasted !!
2022 Meursault Les Grands Charrons
Assembled, maybe to be bottled at the end of the year. ‘Made from the same parcel since 2018 so the volume has varied a lot over recent years.’
Hmm – fresh at the top and broad at the bottom – faintly spiced and very attractive. Broad, subtly textured with a grain of tannin. Broad (again!) and easy over the palate – a simply delicious wine!
Les Reds:
2022 Gevrey-Chambertin En Champs
This still in elevage in barrel – a big vintage vs 21 – 9 barrels.
More airy and certainly very attractive. Mouth-filling, very faintly grained. A certain structure but fine clean flavours – keep it at least 2 years before attacking – it will be lovely.
The first vintage in 2016 was simply labelled as Vosne-Romanée – since then they have added the lieu-dit to the label. Old vines – 50-60 years old – on quite a steep and sandy soil – ‘it’s very well-draining so the vines need good roots.’ In bottle about 10 days – touching on the old Cros Parantoux of Jayer and Petits-Monts, they buy all the harvest from the family. ‘For us, this is an exceptional altitude terroir – a special sector of Vosne.’
A wider and more cushioned nose – faintly floral too. Hmm – clean, cool, broad in style. A finish you can chew – and beautifully finishing – this is a great villages wine, even in the context of Vosne-Romanée.