2022 Haute Côtes Nature Bourgogne
Domaine dandelion consists of approximately 2.5 ha in AOC Hautes Cotes de Beaune, mostly planted to old vine Pinot noir (1940s - 60s plantings). There is also a tiny amount of very old vine gamy (1901 plantings) and aligoté that have not yet produced commercial quantities. However, the already famous cuvée “Hautes Cotes Nature” is a most exceptional Pinot noir. Pure, rare, mineral, fine yet generously seductive red Burgundy. In the lofty and peaceful village of Mavily-Mandelot, Morgane Seuill...Read More...
Domaine dandelion consists of approximately 2.5 ha in AOC Hautes Cotes de Beaune, mostly planted to old vine Pinot noir (1940s - 60s plantings). There is also a tiny amount of very old vine gamy (1901 plantings) and aligoté that have not yet produced commercial quantities. However, the already famous cuvée “Hautes Cotes Nature” is a most exceptional Pinot noir. Pure, rare, mineral, fine yet generously seductive red Burgundy. In the lofty and peaceful village of Mavily-Mandelot, Morgane Seuillot and Christian Knott are crafting arrestingly beautiful wines of great class and elegance. Morgane is a burgundy native whose father is a horse plough specialist and Christian is an Australia who is also employed at the Chef de Cave at the highly esteemed biodynamic Estate, Domaine Chandon de Brialles in Savigny-les- Beaune. Christian’s understanding of plants and how to encourage their vitality with biodynamics is profound. And the wines this duo are thus able to produce, thanks to that intimate knowledge and understanding of plant and site, are a pure pleasure and lesson in easy elegance. Nothing austere here, just pure fruited, seductive, yet mineral and fine wines. The geology is a combination of 2 different types of sites. On some vineyards, it is the classic Cote d’Or setup of a layer of clay over limestone, and on others a very deep basin of blue Marl full of fossils. The vineyards are around 500m altitude, making them the highest and latest to be harvested in the Cote d’or. This ultimately gives the wines a more ethereal and elegant nature. The vines are worked entirely biodynamically by hand and/or horse. Viticult, Importer.
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