2022 Domaine Robert Chevillon Bourgogne Rouge

The Bourgogne Rouge is the entry point to Domaine Robert Chevillon, a Nuits Saint Georges estate whose eight separately bottled premier crus make it a reference for the appellation. It comes from about 0.8 hectares of Pinot Noir on clay and limestone, younger vines than the domaine's village and premier cru parcels, vinified in the same cellar and the same way: fully destemmed, macerated cool and aged in barrel. Robert Chevillon built the family name by bottling its wine himself rather than selling to negociants, and his sons Denis and Bertrand have been in charge since 2003. Kermit Lynch, the domaine's importer since the 1979 vintage, finds the Bourgogne consistently elegant, with some of the spice of the top bottlings, and considers 2022 one of the finest Burgundy vintages in decades. It is a direct way to learn the house style while the premier crus age.