2020 Côte de Nuits

Another new addition to the Cathiard cellar in 2019. The 2020 feels slightly richer than the Chaumes, with some decadent berry depth and complex, weighted length.

One of three new additions to the Cathiard cellar in 2019, along with two Hautes-Côtes de Nuits. This comes from a single parcel in Gevrey, Champ Franc. Spicy, grippy, and sophisticated in 2020.

This comes from a parcel between Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée, and contains 40% Gamay and 60% Pinot Noir. It is full of sweet spice and berry fruits with a lovely long finish.

Cherries and raspberries on the nose, some toasty warmth from a little new oak, and 2020’s ripe structure of fresh acidity.

This comes from five parcels in four different sites, and combined they make a spicy, fragrant, and incredibly long Vosne. It abounds with red berries and the scent of peonies.

This premier cru has an enviable exposure, similar to Clos St Jacques in Gevrey. These 65 year old vines were planted by Sébastien’s great-grandfather when he was a tenant farmer. Wonderfully cool blue fruit with some ripe acidity giving it lift and drive.

This is the first vintage for this new white cuvée in Sébastien Cathiard’s cellar. Chalky and refreshing.

This is the flagship wine of the estate, the one on which its considerable reputation has been built. Often the most closed in youth, it has the power and structure to evolve magnificently with time. Phenomenally complex and compelling.

A new addition to the Cathiard cellar in 2019. The vineyards Sébastien has taken on he says are in excellent condition, and now farmed along organic lines. This is a blend of several parcels with vines aged between 10 and 70 years. It is floral, bright, saline and charming.

Aux Murgers is close to the border with Vosne, and has some of that appellation’s signature elegance. Half the vines are over 70 years old, the other half 50+. It produces one of the most sumptuous and satin-like expressions of Nuits-St-Georges. Full-bodied and beautifully voluminous.

The grandest wine in the cellar, and also the one made in the smallest volumes. The power and complexity of the fruit matched with the new oak is phenomenal. Hugely long.