A Beautiful Spread of 2023s from Pierre-Olivier Garcia!

Pierre-Olivier Garcia, Nuits-St-Georges

Our affirmations were reaffirmed during a recent tasting with Pierre-Olivier in Nuits-Saint-Georges last month. The clarity of terroir and fruit throughout the cuvées we tasted was incredible. For context, Pierre-Olivier established his domaine in 2016 with his former partner, Matthieu Moron, planting his roots in his hometown appellation of Nuits-St-Georges, with his family's holdings of Aux Herbues, Les Charmois, and Aux Saint Juliens. It didn't take long for him to expand to Aligoté, Gamay, and various Pinot holdings through long-term négoce contracts to further diversify and curate his portfolio.

A auteur-like vigneron in one's own right, Pierre-Olivier is madly hands-on: all of his wines, with the exception of Aligoté and Beaujolais, see contact with the baie par baie (berry-by-berry) method, hand-destemming a third of the harvest. The method to his madness does not stop there, though, as he layers fruit during fermentation by whole cluster, berry-by-berry, and destemmed in tank. His time-consuming, attention to detail efforts aren't just an artistic endeavor, rather, a complex recipe that results in highly perfumed, detailed wines that always come warmly recommended.

2023 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Brouilly La Foilie
Winehog 87 - Very Good
"Showing vivid and fresh, this version is more Beaujolais-like than the ripe, intense 2022. What can I say? I adore the strawberries and red fruits in the ’23." -Steen Öhman, Winehog

2023 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Bourgogne Aligote "au Couroy"
JM 89
"Much more colour, almost fluorescent pale green. The bouquet is magical too. There is a vast array of fruit with perfect balance as well as concentration. If the wine were served blind, I would be hard put to say what grape this is! Ripe yet not blowsy and especially persistent. Drink from 2025-2028." -Jasper Morris

2023 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Bourgogne Aligote Grand Chaliot
JM 90 (5 Stars)
"A lively pale colour with a slight green tint. The immediate impression is the deliciousness of the floral bouquet. Excellent tension and acidity, a wine that suggests it has a great deal more to show. Drink from 2026-2029."
-Jasper Morris

2023 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Bourgogne Aligote les Champs Tions
JM 89-92 (5 Stars)
"Really ancient vines (100-120 years) in what would otherwise be village Fixin. Long vines (to take advantage of holes left by their deceased brethren) with up to 25 very small bunches per vine. Fascinating. Picked on 1st October This displays Aligoté aromatics but almost a chardonnay flesh and some peaches to finish, I find it quite amazing. Fresh as well as plump, it is hard to believe the length. Drink from 2026-2030." -Jasper Morris

2023 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Nuits "la Montagne"
JM 89-91 (5 Stars)
"Glowing purple with an explosively delicious, super floral yet still absolutely fresh nose. Stunning balanced raspberry fruit, then spicy with white pepper behind. Quite delicious and very persistent. Made from 17-year-old vines, which by chance a young Pierre-Olivier helped plant for the owner. Drink from 2026-2028."
-Jasper Morris

2023 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Charmois
JM 90-93
"Mid crimson, currently with a reductive nose, though Pierre-Olivier says that this is a new and temporary development. Otherwise, the Charmois offers medium deep cherry fruit, with a distinctly spicy finish, not quite the most concentrated, but still fine and appetising. Drink from 2027-2032."

2023 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Cote de Nuits-Villages Au Leurey
JM 90-92 (5 Stars)
"A heady purple, luxurious strawberry on the nose, peony, fills the mouth before the peppery finish. Rather more structure behind but the fruit is so utterly gorgeous. And such fine length. Drink from 2026-2029."
-Jasper Morris

2023 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Nuits-Saint-Georges La Petite Charmotte
JM 90-93
"Crimson and ruby, a more restrained nose but finer. A clone here, always light and fresh. Very baie par baie. Floral, rose petals a fraction more volatile. Very fine boned on the palate with great persistence. Drink from 2027-2030."
-Jasper Morris

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