Les Champeaux

Glowing purple, this wine is all fruit on the nose with lovely deep plum and dark cherry notes. Concentrated dark cherry, blueberry and black fruit dominate on the palate with exceptional intensity in the mouth, and great weight behind. It is suave and concentrated at the same time, while the oak adds a touch of creaminess but in no way distracts from the lovely crunchy coolness of the fruit. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

 

Les Champeaux offers a fine, bright purple colour with good depth. There is a wilder bouquet to this wine compared to the Chambolle-Musigny; it’s tightly knit and mineral-infused, while a lovely structural thread supports the vibrant red fruit. The impression is of smaller, more compact berry notes and fine quality oak provides depth and added dimension. The cool site of Les Champeaux always contributes to the marvellous texture of this wine.
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

Champeaux, the name of this 6.67 hectare vineyard comes from the French for ‘little fields’. It is located at mid slope towards the northern end of the Côte St-Jacques, where the easterly exposition begins to modify a fraction towards the north. The soil is quite jumbled up: a mix of red and brown earth with the mother rock quite close to the surface. In 2012 Olivier Bernstein was able to acquire the small plot where he had previously purchased the grapes.

The vines are 55-years-old. Rich bright purple in colour, the stylish and polished bouquet harnesses a delicious explosion of fruit. The fruit on the palate has a sensual component up front then kicks on beautifully to a fine, long, ripe finish. The wine is defined by tremendous length and class, including a fine acid balance as well as notably dense tannins which will ensure longevity.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director

The wines of Burgundy – perhaps more than any other region – are a product both of place but also of people. With individual vineyard plots often split amongst countless producers, the terroir expressed in a wine can be unusually specific; equally the style of the winemaker can be readily discerned when tasted against his neighbours.
Back in 2007, Jasper Morris MW – Berry Bros. & Rudd’s Burgundy buyer, who lives in the region for most of the year – heard whispers about a new producer, whose wines were said to be universally impressive. Jasper duly sought out Olivier Bernstein and tasted his portfolio: “It was terrifically exciting to come across a brand-new quality producer in the Burgundy market, and to taste wines of such class from his very first vintage,” says Morris.

“Now, five years on, Olivier has matured into a confident player with his Premiers and Grands Crus wines of the Côte de Nuits.” Since Berry Bros. & Rudd first offered Bernstein’s w

I very much enjoyed Berntein’s 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers when tasted recently. There was great energy on a powerful nose that was persistent of red cherry, rose petal and white pepper. The medium bodied wine will need a couple of years to absorb the oak but the palate is silky and already somewhat fruit forward. From 80 year old vines, Les Cazetiers is complex, precise and has a fantastic length – this was my pick out of the two 1er Cru Gevrey’s and well worth picking up when released.
Felix Stubbings - Private Account Manager