Domaine Manuel Olivier
Overview
A Nuits-St-Georges domaine producing both villages Nuits and Vosne-Romanée wines. Gilman (VFTC #114) tasted the 2020 vintage with great enthusiasm, noting “an old-fashioned sense of style I find immensely attractive” in the villages bottlings. He particularly calls out the Vosne-Romanée “les Damaudes” as showing “quite a bit of Échézeaux character.” 18 months élevage in cask noted for at least the Vosne.
Appellations
- Nuits-St-Georges (villages)
- Vosne-Romanée (villages “les Damaudes” — 40-year-old vines)
Key Wines
- Vosne-Romanée “les Damaudes” — 40-year-old vines; 18 months élevage; 2020: 91 pts
- Nuits-St-Georges villages — 2020: 91 pts; classic style
Style Notes
Old-fashioned, classically structured Nuits style with earthy, mineral-driven character. The Vosne “les Damaudes” shows an elevated personality with Échézeaux-like spice and complexity. Gilman: “cannot wait to taste more examples from Monsieur Olivier, as this is a top flight villages bottling of Nuits!“
2022 Vintage Notes (VFTC #114)
2020 vintage notes (tasted in bottle):
- 2020 Nuits-St-Georges: 91 pts (2032–2065) — “lovely nose of black cherries and venison; old-fashioned sense of style; proper young Nuits; fine bottle”
- 2020 Vosne-Romanée “les Damaudes”: 91 pts (2030–2070) — 40-year-old vines; 18 months in cask; “lovely bottle of Vosne AC; quite a bit of Échézeaux character”
My Tastings
(none yet)
Sources
sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Nov-Dec 2024 #114.txt(pages 25–26)