Gilles Jourdan established his own domaine in 1998, having managed the family holdings since 1970, whilst making wine at Maison Albert Bichot in Beaune.
The domaine is located in the quiet village of Corgoloin, on the eastern side of the Route Nationale. There are just five hectares, including a monopole, La Robignotte, which is a special sloping vineyard on blue marl.
Gilles’ chai is tiny, crammed with equipment and a small tasting table, with a bottle cellar to one side and a barrel cellar to the other. Gilles tends to pick his old, low yielding vines at full ripeness.
We represent Gilles exclusively in the UK as well as in Hong Kong and Singapore. The 2019s will be added to our Burgundy hub as soon as we have tasted.
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Gilles Jourdan established his own domaine in 1998, having managed the family holdings since 1970, whilst making wine at Maison Albert Bichot in Beaune.
The domaine is located in the quiet village of Corgoloin, on the eastern side of the Route Nationale. There are just five hectares, including a monopole, La Robignotte, which is a special sloping vineyard on blue marl.
Gilles’ chai is tiny, crammed with equipment and a small tasting table, with a bottle cellar to one side and a barrel cellar to the other. Gilles tends to pick his old, low yielding vines at full ripeness.
We represent Gilles exclusively in the UK as well as in Hong Kong and Singapore. The 2019s will be added to our Burgundy hub as soon as we have tasted.
BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR 2019
This comes from five plots, just outside Pommard. Fresh red cherries and vanilla-cinnamon spice aromas. A joyously ripe palate of raspberry and strawberry fruit, succulent and crunchy, with a core of sweetness making for a sumptuously early drinking, approachable style. Lively and refreshing. 100% destemmed and vinified half in stainless steel, half in old oak barrels.
Corney & Barrow Score 16.5 - 17
Recommended drinking from 2021 – 2024
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VOLNAY 2019
This wine comes from four plots, two purchased in 1995 and two in 2010, in the middle of the appellation: two in Les Lurets, one in Les Famines and another in Les Paux Bois. A delicate, pure berried nose of raspberry and roses, laced with winter spice. The palate is crisp and harmonious, with poised raspberry fruit and a rocky mineral aspect, with lingering blue-fruited perfume. 100% destemmed.
Corney & Barrow Score 16.5+
Recommended drinking from 2023 – 2027
£[ ]/CASE OF BOTTLES, IN BOND UK
POMMARD 1ER CRU LES ARVELETS 2019
Les Arvelets is a 0.5 hectare south-facing sloping vineyard beside the domaine’s cuverie, whose red clay soils give high ripeness levels. Blackberry and blackcurrant on the nose, with nice undergrowthy aromas. The palate is pure-fruited, with blackberry and raspberry flavours delivering an impressive clarity of expression. Perfectly weighted, rich but with a sense of lightness, the fruit held in place by fine supporting tannins.
Corney & Barrow Score 17+
Recommended drinking from 2025 – 2030
£[ ]/CASE OF BOTTLES, IN BOND UK