We are excited to introduce you to our 2019 Burgundy wines and offer them at our annual special Pre-Release pricing, representing 25% off retail pricing at release. For some of the cuvées, this will also be your only chance to purchase them, with yields being down in several of our parcels, the number of bottles won't match expected demand.

So what was 2019 like? Another early start to the growing season, the vines waking up a good two weeks earlier than even recent historic bud breaks. This exposes the young shoots to greater frost risk, and while we escaped the severe damage we saw in 2016, the frost of late April began the cascade towards restricted yield across the board, especially amongst our whites. Flowering was difficult, with a cold, wet and windy June, leading to fewer and smaller berries. Summer had above average sunshine hours, key for healthy plant growth and ripening of the grapes, but below-average rainfall, which further restricted yields. The key last few weeks leading into harvest were warm, but luckily without any great heat-spikes, and thankfully were accompanied by cool nights. Nights are when the vine respires and cool nights are key for the grapes keeping good acidity balance and fresh fruit aromas as the grapes race to ripeness.

The result in whites is a concentration of flavour, from the small berries and restricted yield, and great freshness. Floral is a word we associate with our wines from 2019, and they took their time to come around. We extended ageing from our usual 11 months in barrel with a month in tank to 14 months in barrel with another four months in tank.

We don't make our wines to a recipe, we listen to them, and we feel this extra time will develop the structure and potential we believe they need and deserve. The vintage combines exuberance, power and freshness, and defies comparison. It's not often that concentration is matched with precision. The flip-side is lower production, at least 30% less across our whites. Some of them will only be available during this offer and won't see retail. So don't hesitate to secure them now.

The reds too are very promising, with both depth and freshness. The dry season and high sunshine hours, along with small berries and their low skin to juice ratios, led to wines of great dimension. The dry season also meant there was no disease pressure, allowing us to work with a large number of whole clusters (90-95% depending on the cuvée). The high sunshine hours resulted in fine and supple tannins, as the grapes and stems reached full phenolic ripeness, and did not need amplifying during winemaking or ageing. In fact, our Savigny-lès-Beaune saw no pump-overs or plunging, and no new oak was used on any of the three cuvées. Instead, we relied on the grapes' intensity to deliver volume on the palate, over the artifice of manipulation. As with the whites, cool nights preserved fresh-fruit flavours and acidity, the wines again matching freshness with generosity. We think it could be our best vintage of reds yet. Jancis Robinson MW thinks so too, marking our cuvées highly, and saying we are one of her favourite producers of 2019. Our Savigny-lès-Beaune Rouge is her highest scored villages wine from the appellation! See the pages on each of our

2o19 vintage report

reds for her remarks and scores and some from both Bill Nanson and Sarah Marsh MW.

Offering our wines at Pre-Release helps us pay our new season fruit bills while giving you a discount, around 25% below future retail pricing, and access to wines that will be sold out before release. For the third year in a row we are keeping our prices stable. This is despite higher fruit costs (~30% since 2017), a weak exchange exchange rate, higher transport costs, import tariffs, and new administration fees. We believe very strongly in our relationship with all of you who support us at Pre-Release, and we hope these very fair prices, show our commitment to that relationship.

New fruit bills that your Pre-Release purchase will help fund include a Meursault "Sous La Velle" and a Montagny Premier Cru "Les Trueffières", exciting new additions for us. Both vineyards are organically farmed, the Meursault since 2012 and the Montagny Premier Cru for almost 40 years, and made exceptional wines that we are super

excited about! Unfortunately, the Domaine we sourced the grapes for our Santenay 1er Cru "Les Gravières" Blanc and Rouge was sold during the year and the new owner decided on keeping all of his harvest, as such these 2019s we are offering are the last of the line. A shame, but life goes on.

Thanks for taking the time to peruse our offer, and we hope you take advantage of Pre-Release pricing to add some of the best wines we've made to date to your cellar. Your support means a lot to us, especially during these challenging times. When the clouds part, we would love to welcome you to visit us in Beaune and share some time with you.

Best of health and wishes to you and yours,

EMMA AND ANDREW NIELSEN

Cheers from us to you!

2o19 savigny lès beaune blanc

vineyard

From two parcels of Chardonnay above the v i l lage of Sav igny- lès-Beaune; “Dessus Les Vermots” and “Les Gol lardes” (above orange) , a l l on a steep s lope fac ing south-west wi th poor, white soi ls f rom mi l lennia of eros ion and cooled by the a i r coming down the va l ley f rom the Hautes-Côtes . These att r ibutes lead to a r ipe and generous wine in weight , whi le st i l l reta in ing a core of minera l i ty and dr ive .

vinification

Hand-picked, chi l led overnight , foot-crushed in cases , and then again in our basket press . Pressed over s ix hours wi thout addit ions of SO 2 or enzymes . The ju ice was ox id ised in tank for severa l hours and then racked to a 40 0L and a 3 0 0L barre l w i th a l l of the sol ids (b o u r b e ) for fermentat ion by indigenous yeasts . Aged on fu l l l i e s , w i thout st i r r ing or rack ing , for 14 months , w i th another three months in tank for f reshness . Unf ined, very l ight ly f i l tered and bott led under DIAM 10.

critic ’s view

That ’s b ig , s l ight ly creamy, a lmost a b ig hug of a nose . Vibrant , a lmost e lectr ic energy, a creamy barre l impress ion in the complex i ty. Bravo! — B i l l N a n s o n , B u rg u n d y R e p o r t

barrels made: 3 ~ 76o bottles

2o19 saint aubin “en l ’ebaupin” blanc

vineyard

From a s ma l l v i neyard ab ove and west of the v i l lage as the asp e ct s tarts fac ing south-weste r ly. T he f r ui t f ro m t he top is more mineral and ac id-driven , wi th grap es lower down giv ing r icher, r ip e r, f ru i t-dr iven character. Being wester ly fac ing and tucke d up towards the Hautes-Cô t es de B ea u n e , th i s i s a la te r ip ening s i te wi th old v ines del iver ing c lass ic Saint Aubin aro ma t ics , f l avou rs an d ve r ve .

vinification

Hand-picked, foot-crushed and pressed without SO 2 for four hours and a l lowed to brown in tank . The ju ice was fed oxygen and racked with the best of the b o u r b e (grape sol ids) to 40 0L barre ls for fermentat ion by indigenous yeasts wi th no SO 2, nor nutr ients added. Aged on fu l l l i e s , w i thout st i r r ing or Spr ing rack ing , for 14 months before another three months in tank . Unf ined, l ight ly f i l tered and bott led under DIAM 10.

critic ’s view

A forward , f r iendly, s l ight ly cushioned nose . More dr iv ing , narrower, more c i t rus- infused f lavour – ooh, that ’s so good…— B i l l N a n s o n , B u rg u n d y R e p o r t

barrels made: 2 ~ 68o bottles

2o19 monthelié “les toisières” blanc

vineyard

From an old-v ine parcel of Chardonnay in the l ieu-dit of “Les Tois ières” on the border wi th Meursault , w i th just a road between them! Whi le Monthel ié is known pr imar i ly for i ts reds , which make up 9 5% of the v ineyard plant ings , the v ineyards on the Meursault border are t e r re b l a n c h e , where Chardonnay thr ives and shows i ts greatest express ion .

vinification

The grapes were hand-picked, then chi l led overnight before being foot-crushed the next morning and s lowly pressed over s ix hours . The ju ice was ox id ised and racked into two 3 0 0L barre ls a long with a l l i ts b o u r b e (grape-sol ids f rom the press , fu l l of nutr ients and f lavour/texture pre-cursors) for fermentat ion by indigenous yeasts . Aged on fu l l l i e s , w i thout st i r r ing or Spr ing rack ing , for fourteen months before another three months in tank . Unf ined, l ight ly f i l tered and bott led under DIAM 10.

critic ’s view

Hmm, more cushioned again . Vibrant once more , but wi th a depth of f lavour, creamy accented but wi th energy. This I love – bravo .— B i l l N a n s o n , B u rg u n d y R e p o r t

barrels made: : 3 ~ 76o bottles

2o19 santenay premier cru “les gravières” blanc

vineyard

From a 40-year-old parcel of Chardonnay on Argovian white l imestone, a rar i ty in Santenay, where the Bajocian red soi l of the Côte de Nuits reappears in Chassagne to the north , re igns supreme. Argovian mar l , or t e r re b l a n c h e , i s the c lass ic soi l for Chardonnay in Burgundy, and these v ines were p lanted when Santenay v ineyards were a lmost ent i re ly P inot Noir. A forward th inking v i t icu l teur indeed!

vinification

Hand-picked and s lowly pressed . The ju ice was chi l led and oxid ised in tank for 24 hours and then racked to a 40 0L barre l w i th p lenty of oxygen for fermentat ion by indigenous yeasts wi th p lenty of b o u r b e (grape-sol ids) for texture and f reshness . Aged on fu l l l i e s , w i thout st i r r ing or Spr ing rack ing , for fourteen months before another three months in tank . Unf ined, l ight ly f i l tered and bott led under DIAM 10.

critic ’s view

The c leanest , f reshest nose . A h int reduct ive in th is case , energy, more minera l i ty. That has such a super l ine – my new favour i te . — B i l l N a n s o n , B u rg u n d y R e p o r t

barrels made: : 2 ~ 6o4 bottles

2o19 beaune premier cru “les grèves” blanc

vineyard

From the only parcel of Chardonnay mid-s lope in Beaune ’s most famous c l i m a t , and adjacent to Bouchard Père et F i ls ’ s monopole “Les Vignes d ’Enfant Jesus” , these 5 0-year-old v ines face south on a perfect inc l ine for sunl ight intercept ion and dra inage . Less than 1% of “Les Grèves” i s p lanted to Chardonnay, and there are only f ive producers lef t who make a white “Les Grèves” . I t i s an honour to be one of them!

vinification

Hand-picked, and s lowly pressed over severa l hours . The ju ice was chi l led and oxid ised in tank for 24 hours and then racked to three 3 0 0L barre ls for fermentat ion by indigenous yeasts wi thout SO 2, enzymes nor nutr ients . Aged on fu l l l i e s , w i thout st i r r ing or Spr ing rack ing , for fourteen months before another three months in tank . Unf ined, l ight ly f i l tered and bott led under DIAM 10.

critic ’s view

Si lky, a lmost waxy, fa int ly minera l . Hmm, volume, s t ructure , open, rea l ly back-end-loaded with f lavour – such a complex and del ic ious depth of f in ishing f lavour – i f the f i rst pa late f i l l s out , to match what comes af ter, i t w i l l be an automat ic buy. — B i l l N a n s o n , B u rg u n d y R e p o r t

barrels made: 4 ~ 135o bottles

2o19 savigny les beaune rouge

vineyard

From a 6 0-year-old parcel in “Aux Fournaux” . The v ineyard is located at the base of the s lope prov id ing better sunl ight intercept ion and dra inage than most Sav igny v i l l a g e s v ineyards , meaning the wine has f ine def in i t ion and weight for a v i l l a g e s appel lat ion wine . “Aux Fournaux” is a lso at the junct ion wi th Pernand-Vergelesses and Aloxe-Corton, w i th racy f ru i ts f rom the former and rocky tannins f rom the later.

vinification

Hand-picked and then chi l led overnight in our refr igerated t ruck . The f ru i t was sorted to se lect the very best for whole c luster t reatment , the rest dest ined to be t r iaged and destemmed. The sort resul ted in 10% being destemmed and placed on the base of the wooden tank , w i th the remaining 9 0% placed on top for a nat ive , no SO2 fermentat ion . The grapes were untouched for 13 days and then pressed to tank to f in ish . The wine spent 12 months in a mix of barre ls of vary ing s izes and ages wi th only very f ine l i e s . Racked under a i r pressure , sett led for three weeks in tank before being bott led under a DIAM 10 c losure wi thout f in ing nor f i l t rat ion .

critic ’s view

Transparent garnet . Lovely texture wi th the f inest of tannins wi th rea l ly pure , de l icate P inot f ru i t p lus an undertow of forest f loor and t rue f inesse . Such pur i ty but such access ib i l i ty ! — J a n c i s R o b i n s o n M W

Si lky red f ru i t – thats a great aromat ic inv i tat ion . Ful l , concentrated layers of f lavour. Some f in ishing structure but ba lanced with a l i t t le interest ing and very tasty complex i ty. That wi l l be wonderful Sav igny v i l lages . — B i l l N a n s o n , B u rg u n d y R e p o r t

barrels made: 6 1763 bottles

2o19 santenay premier cru “les gravières” rouge

vineyard

From a parcel of 45-year-old and 70+ year-old v ines , on the top hal f of the s lope , very near the border wi th Chassagne-Montrachet . As one might gather f rom the name, the soi l i s a qui te gravel ly, lots of smal l rocks over Argovian mar l . This is s imi lar in composit ion to some specia l Volnay p lots , and thus an inspirat ion for our v in i f icat ion .

vinification

Having found many L e s G ra v i è re s to be very f ru i t- forward , a deep dark cherry note in part icular, we decided to do a 9 5% whole c luster, no SO 2 ferment to help f rame that f ru i t w i th l i ther tannins and high-toned aromat ics . Hand-harvested , chi l led overnight to ensure the c luster ’s turgid i ty, 5% was destemmed and placed at the bottom of the wooden vat , the rest of the c lusters were put on top for a no S O 2 nat ive fermentat ion . The f ru i t was untouched dur ing c u v a i s o n , save for a da i ly sparging wi th CO 2, w i th one p i g è a g e each of the last two days of fermentat ion on sk ins . Pressed on the 13 th day, the wine f in ished in tank before a year in 3 0 0L oak barre ls wi th the f inest of l i e s . Bott led under DIAM 10 without f in ing or f i l t rat ion .

critic ’s view

Transparent cr imson. Earthy, minera l ly note on the nose . Low-key nose but very much a wine of terro i r w i th a rea l core of embryonic f ru i t . Quite dry, sandy tannins on the end. Very t rue and authent ic wi th overr id ing sweet , pure f ru i t but good f reshness too . And st i l l qui te youthful w i th a taf feta texture . — J a n c i s R o b i n s o n M W

This has an a l lur ing crushed raspberry depth on the nose wi th spicy h ints of white pepper. The palate is br ight and snappy. Pomegranate crunchy. A l l very appet is ing . — S a ra h M a r s h M W, T h e B u rg u n d y B r i e f i n g

Perfumed red f ru i t – a super inv i tat ion . A fa int extra depth of st ructure , ac id-cherry f lavoured but broad, del ic ious ly l ip-smacking f lavour in the f in ish – young but no shame to dr ink th is young. — B i l l N a n s o n , B u rg u n d y R e p o r t

barrels made: 6 1776 bottles

2o19 beaune premier cru “boucherottes” rouge

vineyard

From two cont iguous parcels , one a 44-year-old se lect ion massale p lant ing , the other a 26-year-old s e l e c t i o n c l o n a l e , a t the southern end of the Beaune Premier Cru s lope below the famous v ineyard of “Clos des Mouches” and next to Pommard ’s grand c l i m a t “Les Epenots” . This is an i ron-r ich white soi l , rocky at the top, t rans i t ioning to more of a mar l at the bottom. Having more l imestone than neighbour ing Pommard, the wines have a f leshy mid-palate pa i red wi th suave , s i lky tannins .

vinification

Hand-harvested , chi l led overnight to ensure the c luster ’s turgid i ty, 5% was destemmed and placed at the bottom of the wooden vat , the rest of the c lusters were put on top for a no SO 2, nat ive fermentat ion . The f ru i t was untouched, save for a da i ly sparging wi th CO 2, w i th one p i g è a g e each of the last two days of fermentat ion . Pressed on the 14th day, the wine f in ished to dryness in tank before a year in oak barre ls of vary ing ages and s izes a long with the f inest of l i e s . Bott led under DIAM 10 without f in ing or f i l t rat ion .

critic ’s view

Mid transparent cr imson. Pa le r im. Youthful , u l t ra-f ine nose – th is i s just so e legant ! Wonderful ly pure , sweet P inot f ru i t del icate ly made that 's just a joy to taste , w i th admirable pers istence . There are f ine tannins here but the f ru i t i s so charmingly compel l ing that I want to dr ink i t th is evening . — J a n c i s R o b i n s o n M W

Ful ler, w ider, f resh f ru i t – perfumed. There ’s a lot of whole c luster here but honest ly, i t ’ s hard to see today. Big , f resh , less accommodat ing on the palate than the nose – wai t for th is (you should) here the f lavour of the whole c luster is more v is ib le , great f in ishing . Be pat ient , the 12 of th is was t ight for a whi le but is undeniably great now…. — B i l l N a n s o n , B u rg u n d y R e p o r t

barrels made: 7 2o35 bottles

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Savigny-lès-Beaune Blanc

DRINK DRINK DRINK / HOLD DRINK DRINK HOLD DRINK /

HOLD

Savigny-lès-Beaune Rouge

DRINK DRINK DRINK / HOLD

HOLD / DRINK

WITH A DECANT

DRINK / HOLD

DRINK / HOLD

HOLD / DRINK

WITH A DECANT

Beaune 1er Cru "Les Grèves"

DRINK DRINK

HOLD /DRINK

WITH A DECANT

DRINK / HOLD

DRINK / HOLD HOLD HOLD

Beaune 1er Cru “Boucherottes"

DRINK / HOLD DRINK DRINK /

HOLD HOLD

HOLD /DRINK

WITH A DECANT

DRINK / HOLD HOLD

Santenay 1er Cru "Les Gravières” Blanc

- DRINK DRINK / HOLD DRINK DRINK HOLD

HOLD / DRINK

WITH A DECANT

Santenay 1er Cru "Les Gravières” Rouge

- - - - - - HOLD

Saint Aubin "En L'Ebaupin"

- - DRINK / HOLD DRINK DRINK HOLD DRINK /

HOLD

can i drink them yet?A quest ion that we are often asked is when to dr ink our wines . The short answer is whenever you would l ike ! L i fe is short and there is a lways another v intage . The longer answer is that we are st i l l learning a long with you . Wines , especia l ly those made in a low intervent ion way, open and c lose a l l the t ime; they are l i v ing th ings . That being sa id , we get to taste these wines more f requent ly than you might and we are receiv ing feedback f rom importers , restaurants and customers on how they are dr ink ing .

This l i s t i s not bul let-proof, l ike we sa id they are l i v ing th ings , but we fee l that those we l i s t as HOLD wi l l of fer more in the future than they do now, and should be lef t a lone in favour of a DRINK. HOLD/DRINK WITH A DECANT means we would be inc l ined to leave i t longer (but i f you must…) , DRINK/HOLD means you can dr ink them now with p leasure , but holding wi l l reward pat ience wi th further complex i ty. DRINK is se l f-explanatory, w i th DRINK highl ight ing that they are in a part icular ly good spot to be enjoyed now.

about our labels

The extremely ta lented Louise Despont , and future art-wor ld star, c reated the beaut i fu l ar twork for our f ront label . Using draft ing tools , she creates intr icate geometr ic drawings on ant ique ledger paper. Her works draw f rom a very d iverse set of inf luences ; h i n d u i s m , a rc h i t e c t u re , a s t ro n o m y, a n d l i t e r a t u re a n d h a v e a beaut i fu l , subt le symmetry to them. Using only very s imple shapes , c i rc les and t r iangles , she bui lds incredibly intr icate , yet subt le mot i fs . Her work is very layered , in composit ion and in meaning .

This p iece is her interpretat ion of our v is ion for Le Grappin . Harness ing the energies of the season, the v ine and the indiv idual t e r ro i r s to make wines of p lace and soul .

mixed packs

2o19 sampler pack

1 x 2019 Sav igny- lès-Beaune Blanc

1 x 2019 Saint Aubin “En L’Ebaupin” Blanc

1 x 2019 Santenay Premier Cru “Les Grav ières” Blanc

1 x 2019 Sav igny- lès-Beaune Rouge

1 x 2019 Santenay Premier Cru “Les Grav ières” Rouge

1 x 2019 Beaune Premier Cru “Boucherottes” Rouge

2o19 mixed whites

2 x 2019 Saint Aubin “En L’Ebaupin” Blanc

2 x 2019 Santenay Premier Cru “Les Grav ières” Blanc

2 x 2019 Beaune Premier Cru “Les Grèves” Blanc

2o19 mixed reds

2 x 2019 Sav igny- lès-Beaune Rouge

2 x 2019 Santenay Premier Cru “Les Grav ières” Rouge

2 x 2019 Beaune Premier Cru “Boucherottes” Rouge

Please note, mixed packs are not available for In Bond delivery.

p r e - r e l e as e p r ic es

Pre-Release Pricing is valid until 14 February, at which time prices will increase by 25%+. An account with a registered excise warehouse is needed for in In-Bond delivery.

Wines will be available for collection or delivery in Summer 2021. Ask us about euro pricing if you’re able to collect from us in Beaune.

Delivery is charged at £9.60, waived for 2+ 6-packs. In-Bond delivery is £15.

how to order?

1 . Emai l sa lut@legrappin .com with your order

2 . V is i t our Onl ine Order Form here

In Bondex Duty & VAT per 6-Pack

Duty Paidinc Duty & VAT per 6-Pack

2019 Savigny-lès-Beaune Blanc £147 £192

2019 Saint Aubin "En L'Ebaupin" Blanc £157 £205

2019 Monthelié "Les Toisières" Blanc £167 £216

2019 Santenay 1er Cru "Les Gravières" Blanc £184 £237

2019 Beaune 1er Cru "Les Grèves" Blanc £190 £244

2019 Savigny-lès-Beaune Rouge £147 £192

2019 Santenay 1er Cru "Les Gravières" Rouge £184 £237

2019 Beaune 1er Cru "Boucherottes" Rouge £190 £244

2019 Sampler Pack - £217

2019 Mixed Whites - £228

2019 Mixed Reds - £224