Description / Reviews
"This comes from a tiny 0.38-hectare plot in a historically revered walled area within the Gravières vineyard. Gravières is at the northern end of Santenay, close to the Chassagne border, a sort of continuation of the Clos de Tavannes. Lamy’s vines in the clos sit on a 30-degree slope and quickly tunnel into pure limestone. This has long been a renowned site, with Dr Jean Lavalle’s famous Burgundy classification rating the vineyard as a Tête de Cuvée in 1855—the highest rating. Lamy makes white and red here (with 0.28 hectares of Pinot vines in the same clos)." - Bibendum, Importer
"The 2023 Santenay Clos des Gravières Blanc was picked early on August 30. This is overtly stony and intense on the nose, erring towards Puligny-Montrachet in style. Quite austere at first, it really finds its voice with aeration. The palate is fresh and vibrant with a fine bead of acidity, a little fatness on the mid-palate but perhaps not quite as mineral-driven as its peers towards the finish. Still a delicious white Santenay." - Neal Martin, Vinous
