Domaine Philippe Jouan
Overview
Domaine Philippe Jouan is a Morey-St-Denis estate whose style draws direct comparison to the legendary Jacky Truchot (Henri Jouan, Philippe’s father, was close friends with Truchot). Gilman (VFTC #114) singles out the 2022s for exceptional praise: “across the board stellar examples of this fine vintage.” The domaine holds ancient vines including parcels in Clos St. Denis (Maison Brûlée lieu-dit, adjacent to Clos des Lambrays) where vines exceed 100 years of age, and Clos Sorbés where vines are over 85 years old. Gilman calls the 2022 Clos St. Denis “a flat out great wine in the making” (95+ pts).
Appellations
- Morey-St-Denis (villages Vieilles Vignes, premier cru Clos Sorbés VV, grand cru Clos St. Denis VV)
- Gevrey-Chambertin (villages “aux Echézeaux” VV — on the Morey-Gevrey border)
- Chambolle-Musigny (villages Vieilles Vignes)
- Coteaux Bourguignons “Cuvée Thomas” (100% Pinot Noir)
Key Wines
- Clos St. Denis Vieilles Vignes — grand cru; vines 100+ years; 95+ pts in 2022
- Morey-St-Denis “Clos Sorbés” Vieilles Vignes — 1er cru; vines 85+ years; 94 pts in 2022
- Morey-St-Denis Vieilles Vignes — 91 pts in 2022
- Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes — vines 70+ years; 91 pts in 2022
Style Notes
Stylistic similarity to Jacky Truchot’s wines — refined, precise, soil-driven, with lovely sappiness at the core and fine-grained tannins. The old vines (many 70–100+ years) produce wines of exceptional concentration and transparency. The lieu-dit “aux Echézeaux” on the Morey-Gevrey border shares Morey personality traits; Clos St. Denis fruit from Maison Brûlée lies next to Clos des Lambrays.
2023 Vintage Notes (VFTC #115)
Visited mid-January 2025. “Equally stellar wines” following the brilliant 2022s. All 2023s assembled in tank the week before tasting; bottling late Feb/early March. Some of the oldest vines in the Cote de Nuits — most planted via selection massale by his grandfather. All completely destemmed. “Fans of this fine domaine will have a great time ten or twenty years down the road comparing the beautiful 2022s and superb 2023s.”
2023 Scores:
- Clos St. Denis Vieilles Vignes: 95+ pts (2038–2100) — vines 100+ years; “unequivocally great young wine”; “it will be great fun over the coming three or four decades to compare the 2022 and 2023”
- Morey “Clos Sorbes” Vieilles Vignes: 94 pts (2035–2085) — 86-year-old vines; “closes with a lovely sensation of salinity from the soil”
- Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes: 91 pts (2031–2070) — vines 70+ years; “utterly superb”
- Morey-St-Denis Vieilles Vignes: 91 pts (2031–2070) — “I loved this wine in the 2022 vintage and the 2023 version is at least as good!”
- Gevrey “aux Echezeaux” Vieilles Vignes: 91 pts (2033–2070) — “excellent”
- Coteaux Bourguignons “Cuvee Thomas” V.V.: 89 pts (2026–2040) — “one of the finest examples of its appellation”
2024 Vintage Notes
Visited January 2026.
2022 Vintage Notes (VFTC #114)
Gilman’s introduction to this issue specifically highlights the Jouan 2022s: “I cannot recommend them highly enough, as they are across the board stellar examples of this fine vintage.”
- 2022 Coteaux Bourguignons “Cuvée Thomas” VV: 89 pts (2027–2040) — “really, really good for its level; lovely sappiness at the core”
- 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin “aux Echézeaux” VV: 90+ pts (2035–2075) — “beautiful bouquet; lovely core of fruit; excellent soil signature”
- 2022 Morey-St-Denis Vieilles Vignes: 91 pts (2035–2075) — “finest of the three village offerings in 2022; fine, fine juice”
- 2022 Morey-St-Denis “Clos Sorbés” Vieilles Vignes: 94 pts (2038–2090) — “the backend lift here is amazing! A flat out great wine in the making.”
- 2022 Clos St. Denis Vieilles Vignes: 95+ pts (2042–2100) — “stunning core of sappy fruit, seamless structural chassis, ripe buried tannins; brilliant wine once ready to drink”
- 2022 Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes: 91 pts (2035–2075) — “quintessentially Chambolle; lovely sappy core; vines 70+ years”
My Tastings
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Sources
sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2025 #115.txtsources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2026 #121.pdfsources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Nov-Dec 2024 #114.txt(pages 5, 20–22)