Domaine Jean-Michel Guillon, Gevrey Chambertin, Les Champonnets 2009 Northwest concentrated and glossy

concentrated and glossy

singed tobacco

the Cerise is flat-out gorgeous

A ripe and exceptionally fresh nose of orchard fruit

and has great balance

Domaine Jean-Michel Guillon, Gevrey Chambertin, Les Champonnets 2009 Northwest concentrated and glossyBorn in Paris, Jean Michel Guillon arrived at Gevrey Chambertin in 1980 with few connections or resources after he retired from aeronautics. Now the estate he runs with his son Alexis has holdings in more than 20 appellations, including Grand Cru sites like Mazis Chambertin and Vougeot. He is reportedly the biggest buyer of new French oak in Burgundy after Domaine Romane Conti and the Hospices de Beaune. He has built up a Domaine of reputation from