Millésime 2023

Jancis Robinson MW - Tasting in London January 2025

Domaine Tortochot (Gevrey-Chambertin)

All these wines have been tasted in London during the burgundy en primeur tasting week in London in January 2025.

Gevrey 1er cru Lavaux st Jacques 2023 : 16.5/20

Cask sample.Rich, sweet and juicy. Extremely approachable even now on the nose but then on the palate there is just a little seam of inkiness running through it. Hint of violets. (H2VINS) (JR)


Chambertin grand cru 2023 : 17.5 /20
Smells like a rose garden. Quiet, insistent beauty. Dark sweetness of fruit. Thrumming undercurrent of energy and cool minimality. Really special (Goedhuis) (TC)

Morey St Denis 2023 : 16.5 /20
Smells wonderful. Earthy true, fluted. Really pure, singing gentle, the sweetest of fruit framed by something almost mycorrhizal fragrant (TC)

Gevrey Chambertin Champerrier Vieilles Vignes 2023 : 16.5/20
Also earthy, like the Morey st Denis. Like putting yours hands in the soil after the rain. Moss and decaying flowers and wild raspberries. Wonderfully rumpled tanins. The texture itself is beautiful.So much energy and enchanting elan (TC)

Gevrey 1er Cru Les Champeaux : 17/20
A kind of early morning fragrance, the smell of your fingers after picking strawberries at dawn. Loan and sweet leaves and warm sweet damp hay and baby oregano leaves. Delicate and yet strong.Like all these wines beautiful in a kind of haunting, evocative way (TC)

Vertdevin - Janvier 2025

Domaine Tortochot (Gevrey-Chambertin)

After a first life far away from the wine industry, Chantal Tortochot decided to take over her father's winery at 35 after getting wine diplomas. 12 hectares (29 acres) of vineyards are part of the Domaine Tortochot with 10% of 1er Crus and 10% of Grands Crus. They are organic since 2013.

We highly enjoyed discussing with Chantal, the 4th generation, about he specific terroirs of Gevrey-Chambertin where the Domaine is located. We also had the luck to discover all the winemaking facilities and the incredible underground barrels cellars. While tasting the 2023, we could feel why the "climats" are so important. It was a very nice vintage with an amazing quantity of wine. So, you can compare, the Domaine produced an average of 45hL/ha in 2023 and 12 hL/ha in 2024!

Enough of numbers, let's tatse!

Domaine Tortochot - "Cuvée Renaissance" 2023 - Morey-Siant-Denis 1er Cru

The nose offers a very nice, almost minty freshness. We have a beautiful fuit with the small morello cherry and the blackberry. We also perceive a hint of pepper and an imperceptible note of cigar in the background. The palate is pleasant, fresh and fruity with notes of pulpy strawberry and raspberry. We also perceive floral touches with rose. Pepper is also present, measured. The tannins are synonymous with finesse and the fnish is delicate. 16/20 (92/100)

Domaine Tortochot - "Lavaux St-Jacques" 2023 - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

the nos is expressive, pretty with fruits such as juicy cherry. We also perceive hints of vanilla and a very light smokiness. We feel that the nose is crunchy, delicious. The palate has a lovely freshness and is floral at first glance. We notably have hints of violet. The mid-palate is fragrant and has notes of fruit such as cherry and raspberry. The tannins are fine, measured. The finish has a hint of vanilla. Beautiful wine. 16,5/20 (93/100)

Domaine Tortochot - "Les Champeaux" 2023 - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

The nos is expressive with a beautiful definition of the fruit. We perceive notes of juicy morello cherries. There is a lovely freshness and gourmandise. The palate is fresh with red fruits such as morello cherry and raspberry. The tasting presents a pleasant and salivating measured acidity. the finish has a slight astringency contributing to the complexity. the end of the tasting is persistent with notes of cherry and raspberry still. 16,25/20 (92-93/100)

Domaine Tortochot - Charmes-Chambertin grand Cru 2023

The nose is beautiful, fresh and fruity with notably notes of juicy cherry. We also perceive light floral touches of violet. Little by little, the cocoa is revealed. The palate is fresh with supple tannins and a slight salinity of the terroir. It is a delicate wine with a beautiful finish of morello cherry and blackberry. 16/20 (92/100)

Domaine Tortochot - Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru 2023

The nose is powerful, floral with notes of fresh rose petals. We perceive crunchy forest fruits like raspberries. There is a touch of vanilla and an imperceptible note of smoke in the background. The palate is fresh with a note of toast at the attack. There is a beautiful fruitiness, a mix of black and red fruits such as blackcurrant, raspberry and juicu blackberry. There is a nice salivating freshness in the finish. 16+/20 (92-93/100)

Domaine Tortochot - Chambertin Grand Cru 2023

The nose is fresh and fruity with a fine note of potpourri. We have small, crunchy fuits like raspberries, and we even go for small blue fruits with a touch of blueberry. The palate is fresh with a nice acidity, and we find a mixture of small, crunchy black, red and blue fruits such as raspberry, juicy morello cherry and blueberry. The tannins are fine and precise. The finish is magnificent with a subtle note of coffee. The wine is a litle closed, a little more austere. It needs time and air to open. 16,25/20 (93/100)

The world of fine wine Burgundy 2023 by Sarah Marsh published in January 2025

Domaine Tortochot (Gevrey-Chambertin)

I met with marie Carminati, who trained as a winemaker but is not the winemaker here, so didn't have all the answers. Maybe the winemaker is shy? Sylvian Pataille consults. Marie told me the winemaking approach never changes to adapt to the vintage, only the proportion of new oak. Also, that in 2023 the grapes were very clean and needed no sorting. Everything was destemmed, because space in the tanks was limited in the generously yielding harvest, which was apparently the largest since this domaine began in 1996. the grapes are chilled in the tank for a cold-maceration of five days at 25-26°C (77-79°F), using dry ice to speed the process. A touch of chaptalization here. The pHs are not high - I am told 3.6, after malolactic. The Charmes-Chambertin was overwhelmed by the 50% new oak, but the other grands crus coped well with 70%. Generally, the wines are very forward, expressive, and accessible young. Not rich. Light tannins in general. Slight herbal notes (despite the destemming); which are quite pleasant, and the wines are fresh enough.

Bourgogne Pinot Noir Cuvée Fine Sélection

Red-berry fruit, slightly floral aroma. It is pretty and has light and soft tannins. 2025-27.83

Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Sentiers

One and a half barrels. Some herbal aromas. Pretty red fruit on the palate, with light, crisp tannin and a crunch. It has a crackly feeling to the finish. 2026-32.91

Morey-St-Denis

A blend of Chezeaux, Clos Solon, and Crais, this is bright and crisp, with red fruit and light tannin. Very expressive and delicately spicy. Charming MSD. 2025-30.87

Morey-St-Denis Premier Cru Aux Charmes

From a climat on the Gevrey border under Chezeaux. Soft and generous. Smooth tannins, easy summer fruits, and quite an aromatic finish. Forward and accessible. 2026-30.90

Morey-St-Denis Premier Cru Cuvée Renaissance

A blend of Clos des Ormes (0.17 ha [0.4 acre]) and Baulet (about 0.3 ha [0.74 acre]). A touch of five spice on the nose. Certainly spicy. Super, supple slide into the palate. A b=nice line of freshness under the ripe fruit and it flows through to a fresh finish. A gentle sweep. Exotic breath on the end. 2027-32.91-92

Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Les Champeaux

Juicy, energetic fruit and plentifully ripe tannins. It has a light bite and grip, and a slightly chalky note under the palate, which attacks the finish. Exuberant. 2027-35.92-93

Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Lavaux St-Jacques
A touch of tarragon on the nose, with white pepper. Sweet fruit strike. Straight and stremlined. Fine-textured tannins, with a little nip to them, while the finish is lightly salty and piquant, with red-currant fruit. exactly what you want from this climat. 2027-35.93

Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Petite Chapelle
This is the first vintage of petite Chapelle, which comes from a tiny parcel, so the fruit disappeared into different cuvées preiously. Just a couple of barrels. Sweet, red-berry aroma, and on the palate, a gorgeous succulence of fruit and soft tannins. Rounded and inviting. It was a good move to make this separately. Smooth as ice cream, with juicy freshness on the end. 2027-35.93

Chambertin Grand Cru

From Chambertin (not Bèze) at the top by the forest. A straight, light, pure, lively, red-berry, silky Chambertin, with a fine line. refined and somewhat racy, but not especially long. 2027-25.93

Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru

Succulent forest fruit, dark and spicy. Suede-smooth tannin and sumptuous fruit, with grand cru breadth and depth. On the finish, freshness and persistence. 2029-35.94-95

Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru

Punchy, full-bodied, and burly; plentiful matter and slightly astringent tannin. It's hefty and grunty. 2028-35.93