Domaine Joliet - Fixin Clos de La Perriere 1er Cru 2021

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Domaine Joliet Description

Bénigne Joliet is the sixth generation to own the five hectare 1er cru monopole domaine in Fixin. His great grandfather and grandfather used to sell off the grapes until his father started bottling wines under the domaine name in the seventies.

Bénigne began working with his father in 1994. Bénigne uses partial whole clusters for fermentation depending on the vintage and the primary fermentation is in stainless steel. The wines are then moved to age in the cellar that was built when the Cistercian monks made wine here in 1142. This is where we tasted his current releases in 2022.

Clos de la Perrière is an exceptional place and Bénigne Joliet has made it his life's mission to make wines from this site reflect the historied and special terroir. It’s at the same elevation as Echézeaux and the top of the Clos de Vougeot. It sits at the top of the slope, above the village, just next to the forest. The five hectares are a true clos, surrounded entirely by a wall, with the chateau/winery at the northern border. The Clos de la Perrière has a truly magical feel to it and a special microclimate. Prices once reasonable have crept higher and higher recently. The wine quality has jumped and they deserve merit current pricing.

Decanter: 94 Points

"This wine continues to be a touchstone for the northern Côte de Nuits. The wine is still aging, so we tasted each component separately. The northern part of the vineyard is a bit less forward; it is more tannic, and the acidity is sharper. The southern part is more generous and fleshy. An approximate blend shows deep colour, lush, plummy fruit, plenty of spice and menthol, and a firm, dense structure that retains a velvety approachability and lingers on the palate. Delightful."-Charles Curtis, MW