Pierre Duroche is undoubtedly one of the most promising and exciting new producers in the Cote d'Or. Allen Meadows of Burghound calls him 'impressively talented' . The 2019 vintage is similar in many ways to the 2017 but with better density and will reward patience if aged. The Lavaut vineyard is the largest of the 1er crus sites in Gevrey and is essentially South facing but has the cooling influences of the Combe valley winds.