Gabin Et Felix Richaoux - Irancy Les Cailles 2017 (750ml)

Price: $30.99

In Mixed Case: $27.89

Producer	Gabin Et Felix Richaoux
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Subregion	Irancy
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2017
Sku	1554100590
Size	750ml

We tried this Irancy in September of 2024 and decided this is a wine we must have!.Thierry Richoux and his sons, Gavin and Félix, craft impressive age-worthy wines southwest of Chablis, in Irancy, an appellation specializing in Pinot Noir.

A medium bodied, food friendly Pinot Noir from a great vintage from a lesser know appellation at a bargain price. Especially compared to the other Burgundy appelations with some crazy expensive premier and grand cru price tags.

A rare under $30 Burgundy that is drinkacle now but still has more than 15 years in the cellar.

Burgundy Report

: https://www.burgundy-report.com/burgundy-report-extra/03-2019/2017-irancy/

2017 Thierry Richoux, Irancy Les Cailles
Medium colour. Hmm – now that’s a nose – fresh, some depth of pure Irancy fruit though with a slightly cushioned impression. Faint gas. Supple, concentrated, layered wine – super intensity here, and perhaps a little oak too. Hmm – wide, melting, yet retaining a certain directness of style. For the patient, but this could be a great Irancy – bravo – such persistence too!

Gabin Et Felix Richaoux Description

Richoux is one of the few remaining domains that sells no wine before its time: vintages are sold according to their maturity, and not necessarily in chronological order.

The Richoux family have been growing grapes and producing wine in the picturesque village of Irancy since 1610. Over the years, the family have accumulated a fairly sizable patchwork of vineyards in various sectors of the appellation, 20 hectares in total. Now in their 11th generation of producing wine, the Richoux family are true masters when it comes to vineyard work, so much so that, along with their own estate vineyards, they also farm the Irancy vines for Vincent Dauvissat. The Richoux's are also one of the only producers in the appellation who farm organically and biodynamically, a true challenge in this northerly and often inhospitable growing climate. They received their official Biodynamic certification as of the 2021 vintage.

The Richoux family are driven by an unwavering commitment to always respect both the unique terroir of Irancy as well as the particular qualities of each vintage. Their finest and best-exposed parcels are used to make the Irancy Rouge. In top years, he also makes two single-vineyard Irancy: one from the gradually sloping and clay centric "Cailles" vineyard, and the second from a vineyard called “Vaupessiot” with older vines and a full south-facing exposition overlooking the Yonne River.

His reputation as a devoted and gifted vigneron is articulated by the fact that he farms all of Dauvissat’s Irancy vines.

Long élévage is common practice as Richoux believes it helps to harmonize the wines while maintaining the purity and transparency of this unique terroir. The regular Irancy and the single vineyard wines all spend their first year in tank, and then a full second year in large foudres.
The wines are certainly ‘northerly’ in spirit, leading with minerals and earth and followed by fruit and spice. The are lovely and fresh, but with the structure to age gracefully.

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