Domaine Jean Grivot

The Grivots Go Back A Long Way In Burgundy. Indeed Two Previous Generations Of Grivots Have Married Girls Of The Same Surname. Jean Grivot, Whose Name Continues To Appear On The Labels, Took Over From His Father In 1955 And Handed On To His Son Etienne In The Early 1980s.

Etienne, Married To Marielle Bize From Savigny, Has Been Through A Number Of Incarnations As Winemaker Here. When He Took Over, His Father’s Style Was For Gentle, Graceful Wines Which Perhaps Were A Little Weak In The Lesser Vintages.

Etienne Wanted To Produce Something More Concentrated And Started Working With The Controversial Oenologist Guy Accad From 1987 To 1992. These Wines Showed Too Much The Hand Of The Winemaker And/or His Oenologist, Disguising At Least In The Wine’s Youth The Terroir.