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Burgundy 2006: Domaine Jean-Marc Millot

Jean Marc has been in charge of his family's small domaine for more than a decade now. He has combined his experience with a new chai at Nuits Saint Georges and is coming out with some very solid wines indeed. There is a tendency to pick a little later (though never the last for the Côtes de Nuits Villages), use careful selection and then vinify in the natural way. In the new premises there is more space and Jean Marc can use gravity to move the wine leaving a softer finish to his produce. There is just a little new oak on the Grand Crus and the Suchots but the wines rely on a very natural feel and intensity of fruit. The Côtes de Nuits Villages has been a great value wine for some years.
Price Per Case (in bond)
Cotes de Nuits Villages Clos des Faulques 2006, Jean-Marc Millot £105.00
A quirky vineyard that is a walled Clos within a larger area of Cotes de Nuits, aux Faulques. The soil is particularly well drained, an unusually gravely clay, and the vineyard is well aspected facing east, south east. The colour is unusually deep for 2006 and you can feel the weight in the glass. Rich black and red fruits with hints of liquorice and spice. Outstanding. 2008 to 2012.
Vosne Romanee 2006, Jean-Marc Millot £199.00
From two lovely parcels of land, Hautes Maizieres and Violette, this is a great value Burgundy. The improvement continues as this shows a wealth of minerality as well as the ripe red fruits. Fine acids and a touch of chalky tannins. Supple, cool fruit finish as the acid structure melts away. 2011 to 2018
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru les Suchots 2006, Jean-Marc Millot £275.00
One of the great vineyards of the village but I should point out that fruit comes from the lower half so this is nothing to compare with the wine of the likes of Arnoux. Jean Marc's vines are next to those of Sylvain Cathiard. 1 new barrel in 4 and so only 100 cases produced. It's more masculine than the Grand Crus, with firmer tannins and richer cassis and raspberry. There's cream and vanilla on the long finish. Stunning value. 2014 to 2022.
Echezeaux 2006, Jean-Marc Millot £345.00
There are two tiny parcels of vines that make just a hundred dozen bottles overall. One is the classic Echezeaux en Dessus with older vines giving the finest wines of the vineyard. The other is les Preuillaines whose vines are younger and Jean Marc kicks a little back into the village Vosne. Earlier vintages have been more animal and artisan, this far more deft, combining fairly delicate redcurrant, cranberry and blueberry with a certain force of fine acid and tannin. Wonderfully expressive. No need to wait for ever for this one! 1 new barrel in 4. 2015 to 2026.
Clos Vougeot 2006, Jean-Marc Millot £375.00
A little more silky than the Echezeaux. Enchanting depth for a wine that is by no means a heavyweight. There's a great natural feel to this, both in the elegant acidity and the overt red fruits, so typical of Jean Marc's wines. 2014 to 2024.
Grands Echezeaux 2006, Domaine Jean-Marc Millot £495.00