Domaine Desvignes Givry Rouge 1er Cru Cuvée Ozymandias 2022
£34.75
The wine
A stunning premier cru brimming with red cherry, raspberry and redcurrant with a subtle spiciness.
Cuvée Ozymandias blends two of the Givry premiers crus, Le Vernoy and another, and takes its name from the Shelley sonnet. Givry is one of the five villages of the Côte Chalonnaise, the slope running south of the Côte d Or on the same limestone, where the same grapes and methods produce wine at a fraction of the price. It was reputedly the favourite wine of Henri IV, a claim the village has never stopped making. Domaine Desvignes is at Givry in the Côte Chalonnaise, worked by Sylvain and Xavier Desvignes.
The producer
Domaine Desvignes
View all Domaine Desvignes winesDomaine Desvignes is a fine family estate in Givry, one of the best-value red-wine appellations of the Côte Chalonnaise in southern Burgundy. Farmed with care by the Desvignes family, it champions the elegant Pinot Noir of this underrated region. Givry is its heart and soul.
The domaine works Pinot Noir for its reds and a little Chardonnay for its whites, on the limestone and clay slopes of Givry. Careful, increasingly organic farming keeps the fruit pure. Each parcel, from village to premier cru, is vinified separately.
In the cellar, gentle winemaking and measured oak produce wines of freshness and finesse. The reds are fragrant, silky and true to Givry's charm, the white crisp and mineral. Elegance and drinkability guide the range.
From a village Givry to the premier cru Cuvée Ozymandias, Desvignes offers the Côte Chalonnaise at its finest. Fresh, elegant and keenly priced, these are wines for lovers of honest, affordable red Burgundy.
