The 2012 Marsannay Le Clos de Jeu comes mainly courtesy of 50-year old vines. It has a sweet ripe nose with small dark cherries, hints of blueberry and orange rind. The palate is medium-bodied but it demonstrates more density than the Les Champ Salomon, with a tightly wound, slightly peppery finish that lends this cuvee commendable length.
The entrance of Domaine Collotte is shared with Domaine Fougeray de Beauclair in the village of Marsannay. Philippe Collette, who works with his daughter Isabelle, farms around 13-hectares of vine concentrated around the appellation, augmented by parcels of vine in Fixin and Chambolle-Musigny. Their holdings stem from 3-hectares owned by his father that have been expanded over the years, and whilst they do not own any premier or grand crus, they do have plenty of old vine material to work with. The vines are tended lutte raisonnee and Philippe stressed that he spends most of his time out amongst the vines. Everything is picked by hand, sorted on a table de trie and fully de-stemmed. After a 7-day cold maceration the wine is fermented with twice-daily pigeage and usually bottled the following spring. This was the first time that I had tasted the domaine’s wines. The 2012s appear well made with clean fruit, expressive the Marsannay character with vibrant blackberry and blueberry fruit, each cru reflecting their terroir well. My only caution to Philippe would be: don’t go overboard on the new oak for the Chambolle-Musigny Village.
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