Tasting Notes:

"Les Jeunes Rois" are located in the town of Brochon on the northern edge of the appellation. It is an area that is renowned for giving Gevrey-Chambertin character.

Domaine René Bouvier exploit's the one hectare of vines aged 45 years on average on a soil composed of sandy marl and compact limestone of Comblanchien. The Gevrey-Chambertin Les Jeunes Rois is an archetype of its appellation: it will offer you a full mouth structured by beautiful solid but fresh tannins, aromas of black fruit and liquorice and a long finish marked by a firm mineral texture. You will not find any rusticity but a lot of background for this wine to keep that you will associate with dishes of character.

Vinified according to the vintages with 50% whole bunches, the aging lasts about 12 months in 20% new barrels and 6 months of vats.

About Domaine René Bouvier:

Domaine René Bouvier is establishing its reputation as a vintage after vintage model. Historically anchored on the lands of Marsannay and Gevrey-Chambertin since 1910, it is Bernard Bouvier, the grandson of the founder who now leads the operation with a master hand. Bernard participated in the development of the talented young generation of Burgundians. It has even established itself as one of the sure values of the Côte de Nuits and is today one of the leaders of this renewal.

Present on about twenty different climates with now a little more than thirty hectares planted, since the takeover of the vines of his brother Régis, Bernard Bouvier brings his paw of maker of great wine on many terroirs, from the North of the Côte de Nuits de Marsannay to Chambolle-Musigny. The estate has really taken off for about fifteen years. The 2003 vintage thus marks the certification of the entire vineyard in organic farming. The breeding is more discreet in order to reveal a more sincere expression of the terroir far from the standardization often denounced among purists.=

Great winemaker of red, we sometimes regret the lack of availability in white because Bernard Bouvier has the rare talent to excel in both colors. The range is divided in a very harmonious way between appellations, scales of crus and therefore on prices sometimes unattainable in Burgundy. Affordable generic, expressive villages, complex premiers crus and grands crus of guard, there is something for all palates and especially for all budgets.

What gives depth and emotion in the wines of the estate is the age of the vineyard. With an average age of 50 years, often including century-old vines, the general roots of the vineyard are incredible. Inevitably, the wines offer exceptional richness and finesse both aromatically and structurally. Panache, power, control of tannins and minerality to spare, rare are the areas that can benefit from all these virtues. But what strikes above all is the soul of Bernard Bouvier's wines. Each sip provokes a subtle and singular emotionin the taster and it is above all this unique and stimulating character that makes the soul of a great wine According to Bernard Bouvier, the definition of a great juice, "it is the one that makes you salivate, that makes you want to finish the bottle that you have uncorked! ".