Côte de Nuits 2018

From a vineyard above Vosne, at 437 metres in altitude. Very fresh, saline, with lots of pithy fruit and grip on the palate. This has a real texture, and an impressive finish.

This cuvée uses the fruit from the younger vines in the Clos de l’Arlot premier cru, from the southern side of the vineyard. There’s spice on the nose, with red apples and little white flowers. On the palate notes of pear and sea spray, with plenty of ginger too. Complex and focussed.

While Nuits isn’t known for its whites, this is the best in the commune, and superb for the whole region. Very pretty nose of orchard fruit and pear blossom. There’s a salinity to the palate that makes the mouth water, and wonderful lift on the finish. Excellent whites here this year.