This is a seven-bottle original wooden case of Olivier Bernstein's 2019 grands crus. It lets you taste different Côte de Nuits vineyards made by one hand in one vintage, so the differences in the glass come down to site.
About This Wine
In 2019 the grand cru line-up covered the full set of seven vineyards. It was a drought year with low yields after a difficult flowering, and the small berries gave concentrated wines, yet low pH kept them fresh; merchants who tasted the range at the cellar compared the ripeness to 2018 and the freshness to 2015 and 2016. Across the range, the Gevrey grands crus tend to be firmer and more iron-edged, while Morey, Chambolle and Vougeot lean rounder and more floral.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Across the case: red and black cherry, blueberry, violet and rose, with spice, gravel and light toasted oak.
- Palate: Concentrated and fresh, ranging from tense and linear to broad and supple, with fine, silky tannins throughout.
- Finish: Long and mineral, with spice and savoury berry fruit.
Serving & Food
Keep the case lying down somewhere cool and start opening bottles from about 2027. Serve each at about 16°C in large Burgundy glasses, giving the Gevrey wines the longest time in a decanter. Pair across a dinner: duck breast, lamb rack, then aged Mimolette.
How to Enjoy
A comparative grand cru tasting with friends, or laying down one vintage across several vineyards.
Product Details
Producer: Olivier Bernstein
Country: France
Region: Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
Classification: Grand Cru
Grape: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2019
Format: 7-bottle original wooden case
Bottle size: 750mL each
About the Maison
The house is small by design. Its red range centres on seven Côte de Nuits grands crus: Chambertin, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, Mazis-Chambertin and Charmes-Chambertin in Gevrey, Clos de la Roche and Bonnes-Mares in Morey and Chambolle, and Clos de Vougeot. Alongside them sit three premiers crus (Gevrey Les Cazetiers and Les Champeaux, Chambolle-Musigny Les Lavrottes) and a Gevrey village wine, plus a white Corton-Charlemagne added from 2017.
Most cuvées run to only about five barrels a year, with Charmes, Mazis and Clos de Vougeot a little larger at around eight. Across the whole range the house works with roughly seven hectares of vines, part owned and part under contract.