Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy
Overview
Family domaine in Gevrey with holdings in Mazis-Chambertin and several premier crus including Lavaut St-Jacques and Champeaux. Gerard Harmand runs the estate.
Appellations
Key Wines
- Gevrey-Chambertin “Mazis-Chambertin” (grand cru) — top wine of the domaine
- Gevrey-Chambertin “Lavaut Saint-Jacques” (1er cru) — among the finest Gevrey premiers crus
- Gevrey-Chambertin “Champeaux” (1er cru)
- Village and Bourgogne level wines
Style Notes
Gerard Harmand runs this family domaine in a traditional, terroir-focused style. Wines from Mazis-Chambertin show considerable structure and power, requiring extended cellaring.
2023 Vintage Notes (VFTC #115)
Visited January 23, 2025 (late afternoon, fifth tasting of day). Philippe Harmand was in the midst of bottling — had bottled significant portion that morning but kindly set aside samples. “Making some of the finest wines in Gevrey-Chambertin these days and clearly one of the most talented vignerons of his generation.” Harvest started September 10th, paused 2 days after deluge. Beautifully black fruity and sappy, outstanding terroirs. Clos Prieur “may well be the finest value to be had in the entire village.”
2023 Scores:
- Mazis-Chambertin: 95+ pts (2040–2100) — “great wine in the making”; currant leaf, stunning
- Lavaux St. Jacques: 94 pts (2037–2085) — “simply outstanding”; still in cask; “great juice”
- Champeaux: 94 pts (2037–2085) — “I love the backend lift in this wine”
- La Perriere: 93+ pts (2037–2085) — “often a bit overlooked” but “always shows brilliantly chez Harmand”
- La Bossiere: 93 pts (2035–2085) — “one of the most refined Gevrey premier crus in the vintage”
- Clos Prieur: 92 pts (2033–2075) — one-third premier cru (50-year vines), two-thirds villages (87-year vines); “absolute steal”
- Vieilles Vignes: 91+ pts (2033–2075) — not yet bottled; ready for imminent mise
- En Jouise: 90+ pts (2033–2065+)
- Gevrey-Chambertin: 90 pts (2031–2065+)
- Bourgogne Rouge: 88 pts (2027–2040)
2024 and 2023 Vintage Notes (Burghound #101)
Philippe Harmand has assumed full responsibility for the now 7.9 ha domaine (down from 9 ha after losing a 1.1 ha lease). Has a handshake deal for parcels in En Pallud and the 1er Fontenys. On 2024: “tough sledding from the beginning.” Only 9 treatments for mildew. Picked September 21st; yields 16-36 hl/ha (Mazis at the painful low end). No whole clusters. Harmand confessed “I really didn’t like my wines very much until this past October and then boom, something changed.”
2024 Scores (barrel):
- Mazis-Chambertin: (91-94) — from 6 parcels (.76 ha) in Mazis Haut and Bas; “easily the best wine in 2024, in fact it’s no contest”
- La Perrière 1er: (90-92)
- Vieilles Vignes: (89-91) — 50-60+ year old vines; “almost always punches above its weight”
- La Bossière 1er (monopole): (89-91) — smallest 1er in Gevrey (.45 ha)
- Lavaut St. Jacques 1er: (89-91) — “pretty awkward at present”
- Les Champeaux 1er: (88-91) — hint of volatile acidity
- En Jouise: (88-91)
- Clos Prieur: (88-91)
- Gevrey-Chambertin: (88-90)
- Bourgogne “La Nouroy”: (86-88)
2023 Scores (bottle):
- Mazis-Chambertin: 93 — firm and impressively persistent
- Les Champeaux 1er: 92 — sappy, mineral-driven
- Lavaut St. Jacques 1er: 92 — very firm, serious
- La Perrière 1er: 91 — “super-sleek mouthfeel, borderline satiny”
- La Bossière 1er: 90
- Vieilles Vignes: 90
- Clos Prieur: 89
- Gevrey-Chambertin: 88
- En Jouise: 88
- Bourgogne: 86
Gilman (VFTC #115) scored the 2023 Mazis at 95+ and the Champeaux and Lavaut at 94 — meaningfully higher than Meadows’ bottled scores of 93 and 92 respectively. A noteworthy divergence.
My Tastings
(none yet)
Sources
sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2025 #115.txtsources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2026 #121.pdfsources/articles/Burghound/Burghound Issue 101 - 2024 and 2023 Cote de Nuits Reds.txt