Domaine Henri Jouan – Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Echézeaux 2021 – Burgundy France

John Gilman gave this ninety-one points and called Aux Echézeaux a fine village Gevrey with a bit of Morey personality — fitting, since the parcel straddles the border. Eighty-year-old vines, and neighbours that include Fourrier and Dujac.

🍷 At a Glance

• Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
• Appellation: Gevrey-Chambertin (village), lieu-dit Aux Echézeaux
• Region: Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
• Vintage: 2021
• Producer: Domaine Henri Jouan
• Winemaker: Philippe Jouan
• Vines: A single parcel of roughly 80-year-old Pinot Fin on the Gevrey–Morey boundary
• Estate: Just three hectares across ten parcels
• Vinification: Hand-picked and fully destemmed, short cuvaison of 12 to 14 days with gentle extraction, early malolactic
• Ageing: François Frères barrels, 25 to 40% new depending on cuvée
• Serving temperature: 15–17°C
• Style: Dry red wine

👃 Tasting Notes & Experience

• Color: Bright, medium ruby
• Nose: Cherry and strawberry with grilled meat, dark soil, fresh herbs, bonfire smoke and a touch of oak
• Palate: Deep, pure and full-bodied, with fine transparency to the soil
• Structure: Suave tannins and good focus
• Finish: Long, poised and complex

2021 was a small, difficult, cool vintage across Burgundy — frost and mildew cut volumes hard — and the successful wines are notable for precision rather than weight. Gilman found this one excellent, with real backend. The domaine is tiny and deliberately quiet: three hectares, ten parcels, a hundred-year-old wooden press, and a fifty-year habit of selling much of the production directly to Joseph Drouhin. Vines here run to eighty years, which is where the depth comes from.

❤️ Why We Love It

• 91 points from John Gilman for this exact vintage
• A scarce, cool vintage from a domaine that was already scarce
• Vines neighbouring Fourrier and Dujac, at village pricing

🍽️ Food Pairing Ideas

• Roast poultry, duck and game birds
• Beef in red wine sauce
• Mushrooms, truffle and washed-rind cheeses

👤 Who This Wine Is For

✓ Drinkers who prize precision and transparency over power
✓ Anyone stocking a cool vintage that will drink well for years
✕ Not ideal if you want ripe, generous fruit

91 points, John Gilman.