GUILHEM ET JEAN-HUGUES Goisot

“No one but no one delivers more quality for the price than Goisot. The quality is flat out amazing, particularly given the modest appellations with which he works.” Allen Meadows, Burghound, 2011.

“Simply stunning...here, surely, is one of the greatest Domaines of the ...” Le Grand Guide des Vins de , 2011.

2009 & 2010 NEW RELEASES

 Below we offer the coveted and remarkably priced new vintages from the ‘Pope of St Bris’.  Pure, textural, limestone-enriched and vinous Sauvignons from St-Bris and Côte d’.  Piquant, lacy from and Côte d’Auxerre.  Two top-drawer vintages; pulsatingly mineral 2009s and intense, low yielding and piercingly fresh 2010s.  In Les Meilleurs Vins de France (France’s leading wine guide) only two Do - maines in the entire Yonne/ area receive a higher rating than Goisot: Vincent Dauvissat and Raveneau. Enough said!

The wines of Domaine Goisot are for those open- possible. The vineyards are planted to 10,000 vines per minded drinkers who don’t stress over vineyard names, acre, roughly twice the regional norm. They also em - preferring instead the quality and integrity they find in ploy more than twice the staff members per hectare. the glass. In this case they will find a great deal of both. Goisot has one person per two and a half hectares, These are textural yet racy wines with a rich, stony compared to the six hectare average. The viticulture is complexity that speaks loudly of the chalky soils of the certified biodynamic and yields are kept very low. They greater Chablis area. Think of everything you would use only homeopathic, natural treatments in the vine - want from a great Chablis producer (i.e, more supple - yard and harvests are done exclusively by hand, with ness, complexity and less austerity) and you will be on several passes through the vineyard. In the winery the the right track. philosophy is classic ‘minimalist’ with natural yeasts, a long, slow elevage and minimal fining and filtration only Like all of France’s greatest winegrowers, father Jean- if required. Very few Chablis producers can match these Hugues and son Guilhem work tirelessly in their vine - exacting viticulture standards. yards to produce the highest standards of grapes

BIBENDUM WINE Co | 1300 610 919 ST BRIS This appellation only received official AOC status in 2003 and is located around the village of Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, only a few kilometres southwest of the Chablis region. It was once part of Chablis and is unique in that the whites that carry the name must be made from or Sauvignon Gris/Fié Gris, rather than Chardonnay. Goisot was the producer to reintroduce this latter variety to the re - gion, as they feel it produces a far higher quality wine com - pared to Sauvignon Blanc. It is certainly very different. Anyway if you are anti Sauvignon, do yourself a favour and forget the variety: it is the terroir (Burgundian through and through) that speaks the loudest in the wines here. Compared to Chablis, the soil here is even richer in Kimmeridgian lime - stone and chalk. In the hands of a great vigneron like Goisot, the resulting wines are complex, creamy and mineral rich, putting most Chablis to shame. They can also cellar well.

CôTES d'A UxERRE From just outside the AOC of Chablis and south of the city of Aux - Map © Jancis Robinson.com erre. Here we return to Chardonnay for the whites and Pinot Noir for the reds. Again, with the whites from Goisot, it is easy to close your eyes and imagine you are drinking the finest Chablis,

however here there is perhaps more flesh and more complexity. Goisot has a number of parcels, most famously; Biaumont,

Gondonne, and Gueules de Loup, which are bottled separately in the better years. The soils here are again typically very rich in limestone and chalk (down to some 80 metres in depth). The Goisot Cote d’Auxerre reds (Pinot Noir) can be superb, having the brightness and general personality that reminiscent of good Côte Chalonnaise reds.

IRANCy Irancy is a small hamlet, with a little over 300 inhabitants, situated roughly equidistant from Auxerre and Chablis. The village lies two kilometres from the Yonne River and is surrounded by a large natural amphitheatre of vines. It is one of the most ‘ ‘northern AOCs in France to grow red grapes. As in the neighbouring wine villages of and Saint-Bris, the wines of Irancy make relatively rare appearances on the export market. While a small amount of rosé is produced, the region produces mainly red wines from Pinot Noir (which must account for 90% of the blend). Also permitted to the maximum of 10% is the Burgundian ‘vinifera non grata’, César. The vineyards, interspersed with cherry orchards, are planted on slopes of Kimmeridgian limestone mixed with red clays. The highly mineralised soils and the northern climate help to give these Pinot’s bright acid and a tangy, chiselled fruit character. From the best growers, the wines typically have more density and definition than the other northerly Pinot AOC’s of Sancerre and Côteaux Champenois. Goisot has a paltry 0.5ha in the lieu-dit of Les Mazelots. At the venerable age of 97 years, the Goisot vines are some of the oldest in France and produce outstanding wines.

2010 was “characterized by an unusually long flowering that lasted about one month. It wasn’t necessarily difficult but it did contribute to having a I have said this many of shot berries. We began picking on the 9th of September under perfect times before but it bears conditions and brought in ultra-clean fruit that possessed excellent potential alcohols as well as fine concentration that was aided by the south wind repeating: No one but coming from Spain. Yields were low because of the shatter and shot berries no one delivers more and this was the case among all our grape varieties. To give an example, yields in whites were in the 38 to 43 hl/ha rather than around 70 and the quality for the price pinot was between 20 and 25 hl/ha instead of 35 to 40! Despite the long than Goisot. The quality flowering maturities were actually quite close together among our various parcels and it was necessary to react quickly to avoid having any surmatu - is flat out amazing, par - rité. Phenolic maturities were also very good and we used about 20% whole ticularly given the mod - clusters for the reds. And because the fruit was so clean we didn’t fine the est appellations with whites among those we have already bottled and probably won’t for the re - maining wines either. For me, I think of 2010 as having produced wines that which he works. I highly possess characteristics of both 2008 and 2009, which meansthat they are recommend these wines quite fresh and bright with finesse and concentration. I believe they have ,, everything they need to age well yet offer much pleasure in their youth.” Allen Meadows, Burghound, Iss. 44 Jean-Hugues Goisot quoted by Allen Meadows, Burghound, Iss. 44

BIBENDUM WINE Co | 1300 610 919 9401-750 2010 Goisot Bourgogne Aligote 100% Aligote. Biodynamically farmed. This wine has been one of our favourite value Burgundies for the last few years. Go - isot's old vines - between 50 and 80 years - are planted on the high, cool slopes of a terroir referred to as the Barrémien. It’s an unusual slope of extremely ancient, dense clay, littered with blue-grey fossilised oyster shells, several inches long, across the soil's surface. These limestone fossils combine to slow down and extend the ripening process while conserving acidity. The resultant juice is a picture of Auxerrois earth and purity. There is an intensity seldom seen in wines made from this vari - ety, as well as a transparent sheen of minerals that crackles through the wine. Alongside there is pulpy, pure orchard fruit laced with delicate lime flavouring. If there is a better value white going around, please feel free to share!. "A fresh, spicy and exuberant nose that leads to nicely rich and vibrant flavors that possess fine mid-palate density as well as a lovely mineral component on the tangy and racy finish. This is very good for a “humble” Aligoté." (86-88)/2013+

9407-750 2010 Goisot St-Bris Exogyra Virgula 100% Sauvignon Blanc. St Bris is the only appellation for Sauvignon Blanc or Sauvignon Gris in Burgundy and this is certainly the benchmark producer. In the chalky soils of the Chablis/Yonne area, Sauvignon produces something altogether different to the nearby ap - pellations of Pouilly and Sancerre. Exogyra Virgula is the name for a comma shaped, fos - silised oyster that is so abundant in the soil in this part of the world. This looks fabulous, dripping with limey, spicy, sappy notes. You can imagine just how good a Sauvignon needs to be if it is to receive a review like the one below, from a world renowned Burgundy critic. Enjoy. “ A classic sauvignon blanc nose of cat pee and lemon peel leads to very fresh and en - ergetic flavors that possess really lovely detail as well as fine complexity on the persistent finish. I also like the subtle minerality that arrives on the backend. ” 88/2012+

9408-750 2010 Goisot St-Bris Moury 100% Sauvignon Blanc. From 1.3 ha on Barrois limestone (a Portlandian era limestone with large amounts of pebbles and silty clays). Much more opulent and textural than the Exogyra Guilham Goisot in the Fié Gris parcel Virgula, yet with air this becomes more and more mineral. There is ripe stone fruit cut with lime chalk and fresh herbs. “A pure and relatively refined nose that is also cool and classic sauvignon blanc in character complements well the intense and well-delineated flavors that possess an ample lashing of bright and racy acidity that contributes to the bone dry, bal - anced and solidly persistent finish.” (88-90)/2013+ FIé GRIS Fié Gris (also called Sauvignon 9409-750 2009 Goisot St-Bris Corps de Garde Gris) is an old white 100% Sauvignon Gris or Fié Gris. This is superb yet radically different; more Pinot Gris like grape variety that is thought to with nutty, pear and rose water hints and a Burgundian texture. This comes from a warmer, be a mutation (or ancestor – north western slope with more brown clay. A very complex wine with a racy structure and a depending on your preferred long close. A fascinating and rare Burgundy! " (from sauvignon gris vines planted in Kim - source) of Sauvignon Blanc. meridgian soil). A more restrained but equally ripe nose that is similar save for the additional The variety has largely been mineral and mildly exotic fruit notes, gives way to rich, citrusy and admirably pure flavors abandoned because of its re - that offer superb intensity on the bone dry and palate staining finish. Again, excellent quality markably low yield. Its aro - for the appellation and while I prefer ever-so-slightly the greater complexity of the Moury, matics are simply enchanting this is right behind it". 89/2013+ and exotic without being ex - 9402-750 2010 Goisot Côtes d'Auxerre cessive, and have been com - 100% Chardonnay. A cracking value as always, the ‘10 is an intense, grapefruit and apple pared to a very fine Alsatian noted wine with a racy structure, good texture and a deliciously refreshing close. 90% tank Pinot Gris, but with more deli - reared “An expressive nose of floral, citrus and spice is framed in a discreet touch of wood cacy and class (and is always that can also be seen on the delicious, delineated and intense flavors that possess real verve vinified dry). This Goisot wine on the sappy and persistent finish. This offers terrific quality for its level and the wood should tends to have a pulpy yet racy be absorbed quickly.” 88/2013+ style, coursing with mineral energy. It has more richness 9403-750 2009 Goisot Côtes d'Auxerre Corps de Garde and density than the Sauvi - 100% Chardonnay. From 2.5ha spread across the lieux-dits of Belle Croix. Biaumont, Gondo - gnons and its flavours seem to nne, Chaussan and Gueules de Loup. Vine age averages 30 years. Corps de Garde is simply move towards stone fruits and an older vine, more intense version of the standard Côtes d'Auxerre. Here the wine is raised ripe citrus when compared to exclusively in barrel, 1/3rd new. The balance is wonderful with lovely flesh coupled by fresh, the St Bris Sauvignon. tangy acidity. Complex with lemon pith, fresh pear, and crunchy melon aromas and flavours, followed by a very long finish. “A deft touch of wood sets off aromas of pear, white peach and lemon zest where the citrus character carries over to the textured, concentrated and quite serious middle weight flavors that possess fine volume before culminating in an ener - All reviews © Allen getic, even racy, notably dry and mineral-driven finish. There is an interesting contrast be - Meadows, Burghound, tween the hint of sweetness on the mid-palate on the very dry finish. Worth considering.” 90/2013+ Issue 44.

BIBENDUM WINE Co | 1300 610 919 9406-750 2009 Goisot Auxerre Côtes d'Auxerre Gueules de Loup 100% Chardonnay. One of the single vineyard Côte d’Auxerre bottlings that Domaine Goisot makes in the finest years. Gueules de Loup is the name of St Bris’ most picturesque vineyard. The vineyard is named after the flower that flourishes in its soils (Snapdragon in English). The aspect here is south/south east and the soils are Portlandian and extremely limey. Wonderful wine that is extremely mineral. This is a terroir that the Goisot family think is very similar to Vaillons. The Meadow’s note says it all. "Almost invisible wood is part of the pretty mix of peach, tangerine and white flower aromas that precede refined, pure and utterly delicious flavors that possess a citrusy quality on the exceptionally rich and concentrated yet very dry finish. This delivers genuinely spectacular quality for a Bourgogne." 91/2013+

9405-750 2009 Goisot Côtes d'Auxerre Biaumont 100% Chardonnay from a single vineyard with vines ranging in age from 32-48 years old. Bottled only in the finest years. This is a more textural and strikingly deep wine. From soils rich in brown clay and Kimmeridgian limestone with a south/south west aspect. Lots of ammonite fossils can be found here. This is the richest of the three single vineyard sites, yet still finishes very fresh and mineral. More ‘Meursault’ to Gueules de Loup’s Chablis. If it was a Chablis it might be a Valmur. "(from 32-48 year old vines planted in Kimmeridgian soils that were previously included in the Corps de Garde; the vinification and élevage are exactly the same). Here the slightly riper nose is actually quite similar to that of the Gueules de Loup if per - haps not quite as elegant as this is an overtly powerful and concentrated effort where the flavors possess an abundance of dry extract on the mouth coating, robust and impressively intense finish. This is a big Bourgogne but the quality is nothing short of amazing. " 90/2013+

9405-750 2009 Goisot Côtes d'Auxerre Gondonne 100% Chardonnay. Also from a single vineyard in Côte d’Auxerre and again only bottled in the finest years. Grown on denser soils of blue clay, marl and again, limestone. Here the vines were a massal selection taken from the Chablis Les Clos holdings of Raveneau and Dauvissat; families that have close ties with the Goisot family. In Gondonne you find lots of exogyra virgula (small fossilised shells). It’s a superb site that typically produces the most intense of the three sin - gle-site Auxerre Chardonnays, yet it is also a very classy wine. The Goisot family think this terroir gets closest to Les Clos in style, however at our tasting (from barrel) this year, we were more reminded of Puligny – the wine was very fine with ripe citrus and lime blossom char - acters. A stunning wine as the note below makes clear. "(the same vinification and élevage from vines planted in Kimmeridgian soil that has very small fossils). More evident if well short of intrusive wood sets of ripe if discreet aromas of “. mildly exotic yellow fruit, spiced pear and white peach. The rich, round, supple and quite .knocko ut qua forward flavors possess excellent volume and fine mid-palate concentration if perhaps not lity..” quite the same level of detail though they tighten up considerably on the very dry and explosively long finish. Like several of these ‘09s, this delivers simply knockout quality for what it is." 91/2013+

9410-750 2009 Goisot Côtes d'Auxerre 99% Pinot Noir, 1% César. “ This is slightly riper than its 2010 counterpart with an expressive and already impressively complex nose of earth, red berries and a touch of wood. The supple, round and solidly well-concentrated flavors possess good dry ex - tract levels as well as more volume on the longer but less refined finish. If you prefer a bit more weight and size, go for the 2009 or if you prefer a bit more finesse, buy the 2010. My recommendation though is to buy both as they are genuinely out - standing for their humble appellation.” 88/2014+

9411-750 2009 Goisot Côtes d'Auxerre Corps de Garde 100% Pinot Noir. This is a wonderfully bright, juicy, red cherry and spice noted red from 30-70 year old vines. It’s as refreshing as it is plump, with the ripe, ’09 texture perfectly balanced by the fresh, limestone structure. A bargain Bourgogne. “The deft touch of wood this displayed last year has been completely integrated and allows the ripe and nicely complex red and blue pinot fruit aromas to clearly shine. There is excellent richness to the nicely voluminous flavors that display a slight minerality on the equally complex, balanced and impressively persistent finish that displays only very mild rusticity. This is really lovely for its level and recommended – plus it will age and improve if desired. “ 89/2015+

9412-750 2009 Goisot Irancy Les Mazelots 100% Pinot Noir from 97 (!) year old vines. Again, this is the most seductive version of this wine we have shipped, with lifted aromatics of lavender and other Provençal flowers along with small red fruits and spice. In the mouth there is a gorgeous, pulpy texture and a lovely fine, fresh finish. This is 1er cru quality for a fraction of the price. 25% whole bunch. 90+ year old vines that are 100% pinot noir with no César blended in). Here there is some evident, if subtle, wood influence but not enough to compromise the attractiveness of the notably ripe red cherry, raspberry and warm earth aromas. The very rich, round and delicious medium-bodied flavors possess even more volume and the textured mouth feel is attractive, all wrapped in a sappy, intense and again only mildly rustic finish that is supported by phenolically ripe structural elements. A very serious Irancy that is built to reward moderate cellaring. “ 90/2016+

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