Côte de Nuits 2021: New Releases

Faiveley are the largest landowner in this fêted corner of Chambertin, with three parcels to their name. It is one of the consistently most complex wines in their range, and offers staggering ageing potential. In 2021, aromas of sweet baking spice and ripe, red fruit combine leading to gorgeously, supple tannins, a wondrous line of acidity and a long, fine, saline finish on the palate. Utterly charming.

Les Cazetiers lies right alongside Clos Saint-Jacques on the Combe de Lavaux. Its easterly exposure combined with cool, elevated position make for outstanding freshness in the wines. This is serious and broody in 2021. 30% new oak supports the savoury, very pure fruit, and should see this through many years in the cellar. Expertly balanced.

This wine from the Côte Chalonnaise is one of the bargains of Burgundy. It performs every year, and offers excellent value. The 2021 is so fragrant with attractive wild strawberry and rose petal aromas. On the palate, this is expressive, plum and berry-fruited, with ripe, silky tannins and a long, saline finish.

Latricières always feels a little cooler than Charmes Chambertin, its neighbouring grand cru. A gentle but cool breeze draws down the valley, keeping freshness and minerality in the grapes. The 2021 has a marked cool crushed raspberry scent, with pretty rose petal notes. It has a beautiful mineral quality running through the densely packed and pure red fruit, giving this wine a wonderful weight in the mid-palate.

This vineyard has been a family monopole since 1874. It is the domaine's flagship wine and one of just two Burgundian Grands Crus to bear the name of its owner (Romanée-Conti being the other). This is so elegant and refined in 2021, with sweet, smoky spice and rose petal around concentrated red fruits, with a long, mineral, saline length.

Mazis is the most northern of the Gevrey grands crus, and is renowned for making some of the most seductive wines amongst them. The Faiveley plot benefits from some very old vines, some of which were planted in 1930. In 2021, this is sleek and seductive with aromas of rose petal and sweet plum. There is a rich, detailed, exotic opulence to the palate and the longest of finishes.

This special cuvée comes from the oldest vines in Faiveley’s Clos de Bèze holding, and was first produced in 2011. The name is an homage to the family’s connection with the artist, Rodin, and the cuvée is only ever produced in tiny quantities. Powerful, deep, and seductive. This will reward the patient.