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Côte de Nuits Villages
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The wine stylishly defends the appellation Côte de Nuits Villages. It has a serene ambition: to express the finesse of the Pinot Noir. It develops a dashing nose which ventilates the notes of morello cherries and fruit stones, often drifting towards cloves, sandalwood and sometimes cocoa. Alert and agile, the wine draws out the suppleness and elegance by affirming itself through a substance of red fruit flavours with touches of pepper and vanilla notes. Its character enables it to be tasted quite young, "on the fruit", but it may improve with age, up to 10 years or so.
Vintage conditions
After a mild and rainy winter, the spring warmth encouraged an early resumption of the vegetative cycle. In April, temperatures fluctuated around seasonal averages, though the final ten days were particularly cool. Flowering began slowly around 10th June. Despite cool and damp conditions causing some cluster loss, the remaining clusters turned out to be well-aerated - a major advantage in reducing the risk of disease spread due to improved air circulation. Temperature fluctuations continued until harvest. The warm, relatively dry weather that set in during August improved the situation, providing good conditions for veraison and ripening.
Harvest
The optimal start date for the harvest was determined at the last moment. A compromise had to be struck between ripening, which was slow in some plots, and the health of the grapes, which was likely to deteriorate with the expected weather.
The harvest began on 18th September in fine weather and finished on 21st September.Location
The appellation Côte de Nuits Villages concerns vines from five villages : Fixin, Brochon, Prémeaux, Comblanchien and Corgoloin. This vineyard area extends over 170 hectares.
Located in the village of Comblanchien, this is a hat-shaped plot, which is where its name comes from.The Terroir
The vines cover a surface of 1.6 hectares on ground which is a mixture of clay and limestone, ideal for revealing the pleasures of the Pinot Noir.
The domaine has chosen very fine Pinot, with small berries. Above all, it makes sure that yields are limited: to 35 hectoliters per hectare for the Clos du Chapeau. This is essential if the aromatic palette of the Pinot Noir is to develop.Vinification
- 100% destemming,
- Cold pre-fermentation maceration (around 14°C) for 7 days,
- Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel vats for 21 days with indigenous yeasts and daily pumping over.Grape varieties
Pinot Noir 100%
Ageing
- 9 months of ageing in French oak barrels (228L), 35% of which are new,
- One month in vats,
- Bottled on July 23rd 2025,
- Yield = 8 hl/ha.Tasting Note
The nose, clean and precise, reveals aromas of crushed red berries. Full-bodied, pure, and juicy, the palate shows typical blackcurrant notes that intensify on the finish.
Géraldine Godot, Technical Director (April 2026)Food pairings
This generous and elegant red goes well with jambon persillé or Lyon saucisson. It is capable of much more, and makes an excellent match for fatted chicken with ceps, guinea fowl with shallots or grilled veal kidney.
These suggestions are offered as a guide, to spark your imagination for flavour pairings.
