Vintage Character 2022 followed the frost-hit 2021 and was a generous year, with a hot, dry summer and an early harvest that began before the end of August for some growers. The red wines combine the fruit and tannin of a warm season with the freshness and moderate body of a cooler one. In 2022, the Gevrey Chambertin from Marchand-Tawse reflects that season. Gevrey-Chambertin is one of the best-known villages of the Côte de Nuits, known for dark-fruited, structured Pinot Noir. A village wine comes from vineyards within a single commune and carries the name of that commune or site.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing Dark cherry, blackberry and violet lead the nose, with a stony, earthy edge behind them. It is dry, medium-bodied, with medium-high acidity and medium tannins. The palate is muscular for Pinot Noir, with spice and structured tannins that give it grip. With time it can add forest floor, game and dried flowers. Roast goose, braised pork belly and mushroom dishes suit its depth and firmness. Serve at about 16 to 18 degrees Celsius in a wide glass, and decant a young bottle for a short time if you like. Pinot Noir is a thin-skinned grape that shows differences of site and vintage clearly, which is why Burgundy takes vineyard names so seriously.
Winery Background Maison Marchand-Tawse grew from a partnership announced in January 2011 between Pascal Marchand and Moray Tawse. Marchand, a Quebec native who settled in Burgundy in the 1980s, took charge of Clos des Epeneaux in Pommard at the age of 22, and Tawse owns a winery in Ontario. The house makes wines from a wide range of appellations in cellars in Nuits-Saint-Georges, alongside about 7.5 hectares of its own vines worked biodynamically. Thomas Dinel is the winemaker listed for the range. This village wine is the base from which the house's single-site Gevrey bottlings step up.