Côte de Nuits

This is nicely round fruited. Glossy. Very pretty, slightly more sunny feel. But the impact is well-checked by the touch of bright acidity. Flows well without ever getting too rich. Easy and satisfying style. Finishes mo...(read more)

A vineyard in the north east sector of Fixin, on clay and blue marl - very old vines planted by the boys' grandfather in the early 1960s. They use 20-25% whole bunches here, and are careful with the extraction as it's in...(read more)

Still in barrel. Medium deep purple. This is more discreet than Vignes Marie but will have additional finesse. Currently backward, because not yet racked. Stylish and with both weight and length. I am impressed with this...(read more)

From the north side of the village. The amplitude of a deep clay soil, which retained water well in this dry vintage. Solidly-built, it has the freshness of the vintage giving good drive.

Romain used 100% whole bunches here for the first time on a limestone soil. Rich volume, a mid-palate sucrosity and a plummy depth - and then a saline lift from the whole bunches. The vines are a massal selection from Po...(read more)

Romain explains that 'Champ Perdrix' or 'field of partridges' almost certainly comes from the rather less picturesque 'champ pierreux' or 'stony field'. It's quite a common name for vineyards on the Côte...(read more)

Broad flavours. Quite dry. There's good depth of dark berry fruit here but for now it is firm and needs a little time to soften up.

Riper yet than the Champs Perdrix, there's depth and harmony to the nose, and the palate is rich and full with fine tannins and excellent volume and length.

A cuvée of quite young vines (15 years old), but good plants on a good limestone-rich soil. It's lifted, juicy, then with a certain complexity and a touch of liquorice as well as the fine red fruit profile. 'almos...(read more)

Aux Leurey was planted in 1937. It's the second vineyard in Premeaux (coming from Beaune) below the road, opposite Clos de l'Arlot, (and next to JJ Confuron's 'Vignottes'). Shallow soil with 20-30cm at the top and a metr...(read more)

From the middle of the hill, red soils, clay at the bottom, limestone at the top, planted in 1956. 'Power - the deep side of Fixin', says Romain. 60% whole bunches, 25% new wood. Rich, cool and suave. The tannic structur...(read more)