Grèves is really the ‘Grand Cru’ of Beaune with just that touch extra, very great wine this one!

I have been following this estate for years and am very impressed by the particular finesse and purity David Croix manages to bring to his wines. After all, he is also the man who managed to bring the wines of Camille Giroud back to top level, and at Roulot, too, his input was invaluable. From now on, all his attention will be exclusively on his own estate. Is he the man to give the superb yet somewhat misunderstood terroirs of Beaune back the renommée they deserve? By the looks of it, he is doing plenty of that! Beaune was hardly touched by the spring frost and here, the 2021s are absolutely stunning! Grèves is for me the ‘Grand Cru’ of Beaune with just that touch extra, very great wine this!

Jasper Morris MW: “Rich purple in colour, but very backward. Rather darker in fruit, not quite as cleanly delicious as the Pertuisots. Sound, solid, with stuffing behind, grainy tannins. Leaves an aftertaste of quite complex dark fruit in the mouth. Lower acidity. Drink from 2030-2037.”