Côte de Nuits 2021: New Releases

This is the third vintage of this wine in 2021. The vineyards Sébastien took on are now farmed along organic lines. This is a blend of several parcels with vines aged between 10 and 70 years. It is floral, plummy, bright, mineral and charming.

This is the third vintage of this wine in 2021. The 2021 feels fresher and crunchier than the Chaumes with a zingy line of acidity running through the palate, finessed, precise red berry fruit and a long mineral finish.

A fresh, bright, and textured Aligoté from the Hautes-Côtes with a salty bite to the finish. Waxy lemon and pear aromas on the nose. This is the only white in the Cathiard range, and recent purchases mean it will grow in volume in the future.

This comes from five parcels in four different sites, and combined they make a spicy, fragrant, and incredibly long Vosne. In 2021, it abounds with red berries and the scent of peonies. There is great freshness and elegant power here, which will ensure this develops spectacularly over the years to come.

Delicate red fruit on the nose, elegant, fine-boned tanninas and some toasty warmth from a little new oak.

A new addition to the Cathiard cellar in 2021. This comes from 3 different parcels. It has plenty of rich fruit concentration laced with smoky, toasty notes.

This is the flagship wine of the estate, the one on which its considerable reputation has been built. Rich, ripe and spicy on the nose this has the depth, density and structure to evolve magnificently with time. Phenomenally complex, finessed and compelling.

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

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. Fresh crunchy red fruit with some ripe acidity giving it lift and drive. Elegant and aromatic, with silky tannins and a long fine finish.

Suchots of one of the largest and most famous premiers crus in Vosne-Romanée, just below Les Beaux-Monts and Aux Brûlées, with Echezeaux to its north, and Romanée-Saint-Vivant to its south. It makes a structured and spicy wine, with powerful length and wonderful balance.

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, floral, saline and sophisticated in 2021.

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, spicy, structured and beautifully voluminous.

The Reignots vineyard sits on the steep incline of the hill as it rises up just above La Romanée. It has very thin, poor topsoil, and the 2021 is concentrated, with plummy, cherry fruit refreshed by chalky tannins and a touch of spice on the finish.

Half of En Orveaux is included within Echezeaux grand cru. This comes from the upper half of the lieu-dit as the slope rises up, classified as premier cru. The views from here are spectacular. It produces a wine with the intense freshness of crushed red berries. A layered and complex palate will reward the patient.

A well-placed village parcel sits right in the middle of the appellation beneath premier cru Les Charmes and produces a complex, seductive, refined, and layered Chambolle, with particularly smooth and silky tannins. Such a long and saline finish, this is delicious!

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. Amazingly long.