Michel Gros is a member of the celebrated Gros family of Vosne-Romanée, one of the most distinguished wine-producing dynasties in Burgundy, and has operated his own domaine since the Gros family estates were divided among siblings in the 1980s and 1990s. Domaine Michel Gros focuses primarily on Vosne-Romanée village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru production, with its holdings reflecting the extraordinary terroir privileges of the Gros family legacy in the village. The Richebourg Grand Cru, one of the six Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanée and one of the most historically celebrated and commercially sought-after red wines in the world, represents Michel Gros’s finest and rarest expression, produced from a tiny parcel within this 8-hectare Grand Cru appellation whose average price per bottle comfortably places it in the upper echelon of fine red Burgundy.

Richebourg is situated on the upper slope of the Vosne-Romanée Grand Cru hill, immediately north of Romanée-Saint-Vivant and south of La Romanée and La Grand Rue, on a combination of clay and calcareous limestone soils that produce Pinot Noir of exceptional weight, depth and aromatic complexity. The Grand Cru is shared between several owners, with Domaine de la Romanée-Conti controlling the largest share, while Leroy, Anne Gros, Gros Frère et Soeur and Michel Gros all hold small parcels. The 2022 Burgundy vintage was warm and very ripe, producing wines of outstanding aromatic generosity and supple tannin structure; for a Grand Cru of Richebourg’s inherent depth and concentration, the 2022 should deliver a wine of impressive breadth and complexity alongside the early approachability that the warm vintage typically provides.

Richebourg from Domaine Michel Gros is a wine that appears rarely on the open market, produced in quantities that ensure it goes almost exclusively to the domaine’s long-established clients and allocatees. For collectors who follow the Gros family estates with attention and who seek the finest expression of Vosne-Romanée Grand Cru from a family whose terroir privileges in this village are unmatched, the 2022 Michel Gros Richebourg represents an acquisition of the highest significance, irrespective of its critical profile in any individual vintage.

Deep ruby with an extraordinarily complex nose of dark cherry, plum, violet, rose, iron, rich spice, mineral and the distinctive deep earthiness and texture that distinguishes Richebourg from every other Grand Cru in Vosne-Romanée. Full-bodied with exceptional tannin depth, electric natural acidity and a finish of remarkable persistence, complexity and breadth. Best from 2030 through 2055.