1999 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Chaumes Domaine Jean Tardy et fils

1 Bottle
1999 Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils Les Chaumes
Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, France

This is a very, very, lovely Burgundy. Classic Vosne-Romanée, with lots of structure and lots of richness. Good grip, very dense, well-structured, with all the parts in a harmonious balance. This definitely needs some time in the cellar, as you would expect, but has all the pieces for a classic Burgundy.

In the beginning, the Tardy’s family was located in Flagey Echézeaux, a few kilometres far from Vosne-Romanée. In 1920, Victor Tardy started work at Domaine Camuzet as an agricultural worker and in 1945, Etienne Camuzet, representant of Côte d’Or gives him some vineyards in ‘métayage’ .

Jean Tardy takes over his father in 1966 and the Domaine Méo-Camuzet gives him some more vineyards in métayage to work , Nuits St Georges 1er cru , Vosne-Romanée 1er cru, and Clos Vougeot grand Cru until vintage 2007.

Since 1981, Jean Tardy gives a lot of efforts to enlarge his estate . After the purchase of few generic appellations , the Domaine gets bigger with 5 other village appellations, Chambolle Musigny (1984), Nuits st Georges (1989) , Vosne-Romanée (1999), Fixin (2006 ), Gevrey-Chambertin ( 2007 ) and one grand Cru in métayage, Echézeaux (in 2002 ). Hautes côtes de Nuits ( 2008 ) And now Nuits St Georges 1er Cru ‘ Aux Argillas’ from 2010.

From 1997, his son Guillaume was back on the Domaine and in the same time, at viticultural school in Beaune. Then, he went to university of oenology in Dijon. This is just since 2000 that he’s back for full time on the Domaine after 8 months of work as winemaker assistant at Picardy Winery (Western Australia ).

When he came back, Guillaume got in charge of the winemaking in 2001 vintage under the advised eye of his father.

In 2003, he became the manager of the Domaine , but kept working closely with Jean, combining the traditional knowledge and experience of this one and the actual knowledge and new techniques .

We worked the vines with the respect of the soils and of the plant, giving a greater place in working the soils ( ploughing ) and adding natural compost instead of chemicals .

All the works and cares are done by ourself to drive the vines to give us the best and healthiest fruit with the better maturity as possible . This start from a short pruning, to strict buds fining , to a strict green harvest, done every year to drop the yield down .By this way , we give a really good aeration on the area of the grapes to avoid diseases and concentrate the sugars and all the polyphenols in the left bunches .

Our goal is to produce wines with the purest fruit, combining the ‘finesse’ and elegance of pinot noir and respecting each ‘terroirs’ .

The winemaking is traditional (100% destemed ), with 18 to 20 days long vating and cold maceration since 2001, depends on what the vintage needs.

The aging last about 18 mouths in oak barrels ( 25 to 33% new oak for villages, 50 for 1er Crus and 70% for grands Crus .) until the bottling, done by ourself at the Domaine.

The 1999 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes from Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils is a red wine from the Vosne-Romanée appellation in the Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France. This wine is from a Premier Cru vineyard, which is a classification that denotes a high-quality vineyard just below the Grand Cru level in the Burgundy wine hierarchy.

The wine is described as having a lot of structure and richness, with good grip, density, and well-defined tannins

It is a classic Vosne-Romanée, which typically means it would exhibit characteristics such as a balance of power and elegance, with potential flavors and aromas of red and black fruits, spices, and a hint of earthiness or minerality that are typical for the region.

Upon opening, the wine initially showed tense acidity that balanced its rather stern tannins. However, with air time, the acidity receded, suggesting that the wine benefits from being decanted to allow it to open up and soften

Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils is a family-run estate with a range of vineyard holdings in the Côte de Nuits, including the Premier Cru Les Chaumes and even a Grand Cru plot in Clos Vougeot

The average price for the 1999 vintage of Domaine Jean Tardy et Fils Les Chaumes, Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru, is approximately $260 per 750ml bottle, excluding tax

This price reflects the wine’s pedigree and the reputation of the producer within the context of Burgundy’s wine market.