Philippe Charlopin
Philippe Charlopin moved from Marsannay to Gevrey Chambertin soon after he began to make his mark as one of a new breed of dynamic vigneron. His wines have been rapturously received in the USA, a little more calmly in the UK. Perhaps this is explained by their immediately sumptuous style but, at least judging from the wines of the 1980s and 1990s, less aptitude for developing with age.
He is now assisted by son Yann and has moved to vast new modern premises in Brochon, necessary for processing the grapes from the 25 hectares they now own or farm, ranging from Chassagne-Montrachet to Chablis though still centred on reds from the Cote de Nuits. Not bad for a lad who began with 1.5ha from his parents in 1976!
The vineyards are farmed à la lutte raisonée though there is some interest in moving to organic farming. Processing of the grapes is now a lot less interventionist than it was in Philippe’s early days when he was a devotee of lees stirring of red wines. Now he sees the fermentation/maceration process as more of an infusion, with a little punching down or pumping over depending on the vintage and cuvée. The grapes are now de-stemmed which used not to be the case.
Most wines are aged using 50-70% new barrel, rising to 100% for the grands crus for between 15 months (2007) and two years (2005), without racking. There is a light filtration before bottling. The wines are marketed in heavy duty bottles embossed with the Charlopin logo. The new wines from Chablis are in turbo charged clear glass bottles.
Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru 0.41
Echezeaux, Grand Cru 0.33
Mazoyères-Chambertin, Grand Cru 0.30
Charmes-Chambertin, Grand Cru 0.30
Chambertin, Grand Cru 0.21
Clos St Denis, Grand Cru 0.17
Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru 0.12
Mazis Chambertin, Grand Cru 0.09
Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru Bel Air 0.24
Gevrey Chambertin Evocelles 0.30
Gevrey Chambertin La Justice 1.00
Gevrey Chambertin vieilles vignes 3.00
Morey St Denis 0.40
Chambolle Musigny 0.63
Vosne Romanée 0.38
Fixin (red & white) 0.55
Marsannay En Montchenevoy 1.00
Marsannay Les Echezots 2.30
Marsannay 0.27
Marsannay Rosé 2.00
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 0.21
Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Sous Frétille 0.50
Puligny-Montrachet 0.18
Chassagne-Montrachet 0.25
Pernand-Vergelesses (red & white) 0.75
Aloxe-Corton 0.15
Chablis 1er Cru Cote de Léchet 0.23
Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy 0.35
Chablis 1er Cru l’Homme Mort 0.70
Chablis 2.30
Petit Chablis 1.30
Marsannay En Montchenevoy
This is always a rich wine for Marsannay, compared to Les Echezots which Philippe calls a vin de soif, wine when you are thirsty. But behind the heady bouquet of the Montchenevoy lies a fine, mineral presence.
Gevrey Chambertin La Justice
You have to tread lightly in extraction here because otherwise the wine falls out of balance, according to Philippe, He makes a fine, savoury Gevrey from La justice with some iodine notes which may come from the sand in the soil.
Charmes-Chambertin
The holdings from Charmes and Mazoyères are blended together under the label of Charmes. Together they make a wine which has some of the velvety red fruit of Charmes along with a fine sense of precision.
He is now assisted by son Yann and has moved to vast new modern premises in Brochon, necessary for processing the grapes from the 25 hectares they now own or farm, ranging from Chassagne-Montrachet to Chablis though still centred on reds from the Cote de Nuits. Not bad for a lad who began with 1.5ha from his parents in 1976!
The vineyards are farmed à la lutte raisonée though there is some interest in moving to organic farming. Processing of the grapes is now a lot less interventionist than it was in Philippe’s early days when he was a devotee of lees stirring of red wines. Now he sees the fermentation/maceration process as more of an infusion, with a little punching down or pumping over depending on the vintage and cuvée. The grapes are now de-stemmed which used not to be the case.
Most wines are aged using 50-70% new barrel, rising to 100% for the grands crus for between 15 months (2007) and two years (2005), without racking. There is a light filtration before bottling. The wines are marketed in heavy duty bottles embossed with the Charlopin logo. The new wines from Chablis are in turbo charged clear glass bottles.
Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru 0.41
Echezeaux, Grand Cru 0.33
Mazoyères-Chambertin, Grand Cru 0.30
Charmes-Chambertin, Grand Cru 0.30
Chambertin, Grand Cru 0.21
Clos St Denis, Grand Cru 0.17
Bonnes Mares, Grand Cru 0.12
Mazis Chambertin, Grand Cru 0.09
Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru Bel Air 0.24
Gevrey Chambertin Evocelles 0.30
Gevrey Chambertin La Justice 1.00
Gevrey Chambertin vieilles vignes 3.00
Morey St Denis 0.40
Chambolle Musigny 0.63
Vosne Romanée 0.38
Fixin (red & white) 0.55
Marsannay En Montchenevoy 1.00
Marsannay Les Echezots 2.30
Marsannay 0.27
Marsannay Rosé 2.00
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 0.21
Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Sous Frétille 0.50
Puligny-Montrachet 0.18
Chassagne-Montrachet 0.25
Pernand-Vergelesses (red & white) 0.75
Aloxe-Corton 0.15
Chablis 1er Cru Cote de Léchet 0.23
Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy 0.35
Chablis 1er Cru l’Homme Mort 0.70
Chablis 2.30
Petit Chablis 1.30
Marsannay En Montchenevoy
This is always a rich wine for Marsannay, compared to Les Echezots which Philippe calls a vin de soif, wine when you are thirsty. But behind the heady bouquet of the Montchenevoy lies a fine, mineral presence.
Gevrey Chambertin La Justice
You have to tread lightly in extraction here because otherwise the wine falls out of balance, according to Philippe, He makes a fine, savoury Gevrey from La justice with some iodine notes which may come from the sand in the soil.
Charmes-Chambertin
The holdings from Charmes and Mazoyères are blended together under the label of Charmes. Together they make a wine which has some of the velvety red fruit of Charmes along with a fine sense of precision.
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