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Laurent, Dominique
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Dominique Laurent
As small-scale but high-quality négociant in the Nuits-Saint-George department of Burgundy, Dominique Laurent made a great name for itself after making the transition into the wine world from the pastry world. Their portfolio is based on small parcels of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from different appellations throughout the Côte-d'Or, and they released their first wines in 1988. Initial labels read “Dom. Laurent” as a deliberate trick based off of the founder’s name as well as alluding to it being a domaine even though they owned no vineyards. It is a known fact that fruit is sourced from very old parcels making quantities as limited as 25- 50 cases of each wine per vintage.
Tasting Notes
- WA94
- Laurent 2006 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St.-Jacques Vieilles Vignes – of which there is but one barrel – features prune and dried cherry shadowed by their spirituous counterparts and tinged by black tea, vanilla and nutmeg. Liqueur-like in its palate richness, yet at the same time sappy and not at all heavy, it evinces a wealth of ore-like, peaty, and pungent mineral impingements as well as savory, invigorating salinity in its long finish. The tannins here are ample and fine, with the deeply satisfying grain of a fine Oolong tea. I have to remind myself that this is not the Clos St.-Jacques in the glass, but rather what is normally thought of as a lesser sibling. That said, the vines and plot on which this grew have a long and impressive record, and the wine now in question should be well worth following for a dozen or more years.
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