2016 Vosne-Romanée Les Jachées

There is certainly a buzz around Domaine Bizot at the moment as Burgundy-lovers sniff out the next big thing. I am probably too late. These days it does not take long for prices to twitch and escalate rapidly, as they have done here. Unfortunately these wines are eye-wateringly expensive, partly due to a rather tenuous Henri Jayer connection that seems to extend little past the fact that Henri lived down the road and imparted sage advice! I had never tasted Bizot’s wines myself so took the opportunity when two 2016s were poured in the Vosne tasting at Clos de Vougeot. Jean-Yves has a distinct approach to winemaking, eschewing sulphur on one hand, which has “naturally” endeared him to “natural” wine-lovers, utilizing 100% stems, but adamant on maturing his wines in 100% new oak. There is a kind of contradiction there, though it is the use of clean new barrels that obviates the use of SO2 according to Bizot. This is a domaine that I would like to visit in the future so I will not say too much more at the moment and just offer these two reviews of their impressive 2016s.