2022 Pernand-Vergelesses, Ile des Vergelesses, 1er Cru, Domaine Francois Buffet, Burgundy

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Description

As with many of Marc Olivier's wines, only destemmed fruit is used for this wine. The nose is fresh and vibrant with wonderful notes of strawberry and cranberry. There is a freshness reminiscent of wet stone. It is a similar affair on the palate with a brilliant crunchiness to the vibrant red fruits. It finishes long and pure.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2022

Alcohol % 14%

Maturity Ready - youthful (2025 - 2037)

Grape List Pinot Noir

Body Medium Bodied

Producer Domaine François Buffet

Critics reviews

Neal Martin 86-88/100

The 2022 Pernand-Vergelesses Les Vergelesses 1er Cru has the highest alcohol this vintage at around 14.2%. It has a generous raspberry and crushed strawberry nose with a touch of spice in the background. The palate is medium-bodied, with good grip, firm tannins, and a dab of black pepper with dark berry fruit mixed with graphite on the finish. Fine.

Drink 2024 - 2032

Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Jan 2024)

Jasper Morris MW 88-90/100

Bright purple, with plenty of energy to the rich raspberry and cherry fruit, flirts with volatility and decides against, then a slightly firm finish, a little abrupt at the moment, so could use more elevage.

Drink 2027 - 2032

Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy (Dec 2023)

Charles Curtis MW 93/100

This forward, approachable wine boasts bright blackberry fruit with hints of peony and spice. The texture is supple and silky, but the wine has a core of substance that hints that it should age gracefully. The grapes are from vines planted in 1967 at the base of the east-facing slope below Ile des Vergelesses; they are 100% destemmed before a gentle fermentation on native yeasts before ageing in cask 20% new).

Drink 2027 - 2045

Charles Curtis MW, Decanter.com (Nov 2023)