Maison Harbour
Maison Harbour is a small wine maker located in Savigny-lès-Beaune, established by Nicholas and Colleen Harbour. The couple, who met in Luxembourg during high school, had a dream of making wine in Burgundy and moved to Beaune in 2012 to attend oenology school. They established their own wine-making business while still in school.
For fans of classic Burgundy, Maison Harbour’s wines offer purity, precision, elegance, and truth of place. They range from good value to stunning combinations of power and elegance. The Harbours’ passion and dedication to Burgundy wine has earned them grape contracts from top vineyard sites, some of which do not sell grapes to others. The wines tend to be delicate and elegant, yet retain the power inherent in their respective vineyard sites.
Due to the small production numbers, even by Burgundian standards, Maison Harbour’s wines are expected to become increasingly rare.
I have three wines available:
Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Pressonnier’ 2017
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted in 1988
Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
Vinification: 100% de-stemmed, hand-powered vertical press, indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 12 months on fine lees in barrel, fined, additional 3-6 months in stainless steel tanks before bottling.
Black cherry, baking spice forest floor vanilla and strawberry on the nose, elegant,supple and mineral driven with beautiful and pure cherry, blue fruit, earth, youthful with the exciting future possibilities peaking out from deep in the core apparent with a bit of concentration and time. 92+ drink 2020 – 2028 about 800 bottles produced.
Corton Grande Cru 2014
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted in 1915, 1977
Viticulture: Organic
Vinification: 100% de-stemmed, hand-powered vertical press, indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 12 months on fine lees in barrel, fined, additional 3-6 months in stainless steel tanks before bottling.
While the vineyard is undisclosed, rumor has it that it is from one of the most venerable in the Village, snap this up, my tasting confirms it is indeed a vineyard of high pedigree which belies low price.
Generous aromatics of Black Cherry, blueberry, violets, pepper smoke earth and hint of licorice. On the palate this wine is well-built powerful undercurrents are stirring and muscular depth is waiting to be released by time, the wine is quite youthful with a beautifully balanced structure and supple elegance over the first hints of its burgeoning power. 93 + Drink 2020 to 2035 586 bottles produced.
Pommard 1er Cru “Les Chanlins” 2013
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vine Age: Planted 1962
Viticulture: Lutte raisonnée
Vinification: 100% de-stemmed, hand-powered vertical press, indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 12 months on fine lees in barrel, fined, additional 3-6 months in stainless steel tanks before bottling.
Forest Floor, blackberry, cherry meat and wild mushrooms, powerful and chewy with a slightly broad mouthfeel.
It needs time to open to its fullest. 91+ Drink now – 2023 517 bottles produced