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This comes from a parcel between Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée, and contains 30% Gamay and 70% Pinot Noir. It is full of sweet spice and intricate red berry fruits with a lovely long, elegant finish. The cuvée is a recent addition of Sébastien’s to bolster the estate he inherited from his father, Sylvain.

This comes from an astonishing 18 different parcels, many clustered around the village of Chambolle-Musigny. It shows a huge amount of concentration for a Bourgogne, with intense berry fruit and glossy tannins.

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Fixin doesn’t have any Grand Crus, but in Amélie’s eyes, this is the greatest site in the village. It has very shallow soils, and the vines, now aged 30-80 years old, dig deep. The wine is fragrant and dancing, with agile freshness and sweet energy. Defined, characterful, and the work of a winemaker at the top of her game.

Coming from a tiny 0.21-hectare parcel of vines planted in the 1930's in the areas called Quartier de Nuits and Treux, this Echezeaux has a deep brooding intensity of dark cherry, subtle incense notes, black tea which gradually awakens in the glass. With some time and air a more floral side opens up with peony and dried violet petals. Quite muscular yet also with no sense of excess this has a sparkling intensity and such length on the finish.

Amelie’s 0.13 ha parcel was planted in 1973, and is not quite central — closer to the Clos Saint Jacques side than it is to the Combe de Lavaut side. She describes it as “fresh for the future”, as it revels in the wind from the Combe de Lavaut. She used 50% whole-bunch in 2023 and the result is elegant and airy red fruit with supple, fine-grained tannins. Accompanied by impressive power and drive through the slightly toasty finish.

This is from the original domaine inherited by Sébastien from Sylvain, and always over-delivers. You get the style and swagger of the Cathiard signature, with the open, accessible fruit of Bourgogne Rouge. It’s got abundant red berry notes on the nose, with a toasty kick from the new oak, and a long, satisfying length.