I have my own vision of what a Great Wine is.
For me it is a wine made at the optimum of what the grapes and the terroir can give for a certain vintage. A Great Wine can just as easily be produced on a communal terroir as on that of a Grand Cru. The key for me is not the terroir but the person who must be a sensitive being, without ego, who is in permanent symbiosis with his vine. This artist will follow his intuition to help the fruit of his vine become a Great Wine.
A Great Wine can therefore be either a Gevrey Chambertin village or a Chambertin Clos de Bèze.
To give you an example, yesterday I tasted a 2020 Hudelot baillet Chambolle Musigny Vieilles Vignes. dancing effortlessly in my mouth. This energy of wine and its subtle intoxication inspired me and helped me think about a subject that has been bothering me for years.
A Great Wine has the potential to inspire you and help you discover something new with every sip. Not only in terms of taste and taste and sensory experience, but also giving you a new perspective on questions and dilemmas that are unique to you.
This Great Wine will go so far as to instill great calm and harmonious concentration in those who have the chance to taste it.
After 45 years and 50,000 tastings, I recently realized what a Great Wine is for me.