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In 1901, Monsieur Bizot (Dominique’s great grandfather), built a superb cellar and home in Gevrey-Chambertin. At that time, the domaine owned “parcels” of vines stretching from Gevrey all the way down to Volnay. However, multiple successions split the estate amongst several families. M. Bizot’s daughter Charlotte Gallois inherited 2.5 hectares of vines in Gevrey-Chambertin that her son, Jean Gallois, managed. In 1989 Dominique Gallois decided to market the production of bottled estate wine. The philosophy at Gallois is simple: rational control and hard work in the vines allow for the ability to do less in the cellar. The entire approach is predicated on the notion that quality comes from the place, age of the vines and that year’s climate. In the cellar the process begins by rigorously sorting the hand harvested fruit, and after a cold soak of 2-5 days, the fruit is fermented using native yeasts. Elevage takes place between 18-24 months in oak casks.
Burghound: 92-94 Points
This is the first wine to exhibit any appreciable reduction and it's enough to overshadow the underlying fruit at present. More interesting are the intense and super-sleek broad-shouldered flavors that exhibit excellent precision on the powerful, tautly muscular and strikingly long finale. This is very impressive but also a wine that is very much constituted for the long haul. Patience advised.
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