Domain Anne Gros Richebourg 2016 Magnum
The 2016 Domaine Anne Gros Richebourg is a red Burgundy wine from the Vosne-Romanée appellation, classified as a Burgundy Grand Cru. Produced by Domaine Anne Gros from the Richebourg parcel, it is made from 100% Pinot Noir. The Wine Advocate awarded it 95/100 and Jancis Robinson 18.5/20. Critics describe a deep and concentrated wine with a satin-like texture, driven by structural tension, fine tannins, and a long, fragrant finish. Enjoy from 2023 to 2050 according to publications.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Magnum (150cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vosne Romanée
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Anne Gros
- Parcelle / Cru
- Richebourg
- Millésime
- 2016
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Anne Gros
Domaine Anne Gros is a family-run estate in Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits, run by the Gros family, who have been based in the village since the 19th century. Its vineyard, covering approximately 6.5 hectares, comprises plots in Bourgogne, Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny and Vosne-Romanée, as well as in the grands crus of Echezeaux, Clos de Vougeot and Richebourg. Passed on in 2019 to Anne Gros’s three children, the estate is now run by the family, with Julie Tollot-Gros and Paul Gros playing an increasingly active role in its day-to-day management and winemaking decisions.
- Owner
- Julie Tollot-Gros, Paul Gros et Marine Gros
- Maître de chais
- Anne Gros, avec Julie Tollot-Gros et Paul Gros
- Surface (ha)
- 6.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 30 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Gros family has been based in Vosne-Romanée since 1830, when Alphonse Gros settled there, according to the estate’s chronology. His son, Louis-Gustave Gros, expanded the sale of bottled wines to private customers from the 1880s onwards. Louis Gros then continued to develop the family estate until his death in 1951, after which the property was divided amongst his four children. François Gros, Anne’s father, initially managed his vineyards with his brother Jean, before devoting himself to his own estate from 1970 onwards, comprising around three hectares. He had a winery built in 1971 and, at the same time, ran a small wine trading business. From 1978 onwards, health problems led him to scale back his activities, and a large proportion of the production was sold in casks to Burgundian wine merchants. Anne Gros took over the family estate in 1988 under the name Anne and François Gros, whilst François continued to look after the vineyards. She then expanded the estate, notably through the acquisition of the Barreaux plot in Vosne-Romanée and by planting new vines in Burgundy and the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits. All the wines have been bottled at the estate since 1990, and the business adopted the name Domaine Anne Gros in 1995. In 2019, Anne Gros handed the estate over to her three children, Julie, Paul and Marine, whilst continuing to support the training of the two eldest. Julie Tollot-Gros and Paul Gros are gradually taking on a significant role in day-to-day operations and winemaking decisions.
Richebourg
Richebourg is both a Grand Cru appellation and a physically delimited climat of Vosne-Romanée, consisting of the lieux-dits Les Richebourgs and Les Véroilles ou Richebourgs. It occupies the foothills of the slope between 260 and 290 meters, on a gentle slope facing east. Its shallow, clayey, carbonate-rich soils with high iron oxide content rest on Bajocian marls and soft limestones, beneath a colluvial cover blending scree, clays, and silts.
- Vineyard commune
- Vosne-Romanée
- Exposure
- facing east
- Altitude
- 260–290 m
- Slope
- gentle to slight slope
- Soil
- Sparsely developed, carbonate-rich, shallow and heavily clayey soils, rich in iron oxides; colluvium of scree, clays, and silts.
- Subsoil and geology
- Bajocian calcareous marls and soft, frost-susceptible limestones, resting on the Jurassic limestone series of the Côte de Nuits.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.600000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1882
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner of a family plot
- Indicative vine age
- Two vine sectors: one part over 75 years old and the other around 50 years old.
Histoire de la parcelle
The name Richebourg is attested as early as 1512. The Abbey of Cîteaux owned vines on the site, probably since the 17th century, and contributed to its renown. Recognized among the finest crus in the classifications of the 18th and 19th centuries, Richebourg was extended in 1924 to include Les Véroilles sous Richebourg following an agreement between owners ratified by the Court of Appeal of Dijon. The appellation d'origine contrôlée was recognized on September 11, 1936, with the boundaries defined in 1924.
