Domaine Grivot 2024: Pinot Noir from Vosne to Nuits-Saint-Georges

If you think Burgundy never breaks a sweat, 2024 will change your mind. Steen Öhman’s recent tank tasting at Domaine Grivot (on Winehog) reads like a post-storm surf check: workable waves, some rips to watch, and a few sets worth paddling for. In his words, “The 2024s are winemakers’ wines … shaping the 2024 into something drinkable and enjoyable.” (Steen Öhman, Winehog)

Grivot is famously consistent, especially through Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges, but the growing season made this a vintage of delicate calibration. There’s pleasure to be found—just expect a lighter hand and more intention than swagger.

Style snapshot: Pinot Noir, Côte de Nuits, lighter frame

Grape: Pinot Noir. Region: Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges, Côte de Nuits. Style: Dry, leaning light to medium-bodied, with emphasis on spice, freshness, and precision over power.

Across the lineup, Öhman notes variability and restraint. The entry Bourgogne Rouge shows the limits of the year—“Light … and slightly watery midpalate …” (Steen Öhman, Winehog)—but the range firms up as you climb. The village Vosne-Romanée should put on some weight during élevage, while Nuits-Saint-Georges offers more intensity and structure in sites like Les Charmois. If you’re shopping, this is not a vintage to buy blind. It’s a vintage to buy smart.

Highlights from the early read: Vosne-Romanée Bossières draws praise for balance and a sweet-toned core; Les Chaumes amps up the midpalate with a bit more oak presence and earned the day’s top mark in the visible notes. Scores (Good to Fine, roughly 87–91 points) reflect that this is more finesse than fireworks.

Context: what 2024 means for your Burgundy buy

Let’s zoom out. Burgundy Pinot Noir is known for red fruit, spice, and that silk-and-slate texture—especially in Vosne-Romanée—while Nuits-Saint-Georges tends to show darker fruit and a firmer, more savory frame. In an easy year, you just sit back and ride the terroir wave. In 2024, the winemaker’s choices loom larger. Reduction (that flinty, sometimes rubbery note) pops up in at least one NSG cuvée; that can blow off with air or time, so don’t panic if you meet it young. Oak shows a bit more in certain wines (Les Chaumes), which can be a stylistic ballast when fruit density is modest.

The big takeaway from Öhman’s visit: quality is there, but you need to choose your lanes. He writes that even Grivot “struggled at the bottom of the range,” yet the mid-tier Vosne and select NSG bottlings carry the vintage’s best attributes—clarity, lift, and drive—without asking for brawn they don’t have. That aligns with classic Côte de Nuits wisdom: in cooler, complicated years, terroirs with innate grace (Vosne) and producers with a steady touch (Grivot) tend to overdeliver on elegance.

If you’re new to Burgundy, note that élevage—the months between this tank tasting and bottling—can shift shape and texture. Some wines “will gain some intensity during élevage,” as Öhman says of the village Vosne. Translation: what seems a bit shy now could flesh out, especially in the midpalate. Patience pays.

Buying strategy, simplified:

• Favor cuvées that already show balance and a sweet spot of spice and midpalate charm (Vosne-Romanée Bossières looks promising).
• Expect NSG to flex more structure; Les Charmois reads as one of the clearer signals in 2024.
• Entry-level bottlings are trickier this year—taste if you can, or lean on trusted retailers.

And keep expectations aligned: 2024 isn’t about density. It’s about line, lift, and the kind of detail that rewards a quieter table and a proper glass.

Best occasion: A focused dinner with Burgundy-curious friends, or a calm weeknight when you want nuance, not noise.

Best pairing direction: Keep it elegant and savory—roast chicken, soy-glazed salmon, or mushroom-forward dishes. Avoid heavy sweetness or big chilies that can drown subtle spice.

Final note on the specifics: Öhman’s published scores in the visible portion range from Good (87p) on village wines to Fine (91p) on Les Chaumes, with Bossières right behind. That spectrum matches the thesis—precision and poise over sheer extract. If 2023 was a pleasant surprise in places, 2024 looks like a thinking person’s vintage: less gym, more yoga. Not a bad look for Pinot Noir.

Quoted highlights: “The 2024s are winemakers’ wines …” and “Light … and slightly watery midpalate …” (Steen Öhman, Winehog – with a passion)

As always, taste when possible, buy where your palate leads, and remember that Burgundy’s magic trick is making the delicate feel decisive. Grivot, even in a tricky year, still pulls that card.

Source: https://winehog.org/visit-domaine-grivot-tasting-of-the-2024-from-cask-71470/