2023 C. Thiriet, Cote de Nuits-Villages, La Robignotte

Camille Thiriet and Matt Chittick oversee this rare monopole parcel in the Côte de Nuits-Villages, employing organic viticulture to steward sixty-year-old Pinot Noir vines. The site’s singular terroir, defined by a vein of blue marl within deeper clay-limestone soils, dictates a structural profile that possesses both density and significant aging potential. In the cellar, the duo utilizes 40% whole-cluster fermentation and a moderate aging regimen in wood, comprising 20% new oak, to frame the wine's character without masking its geographic specificity. The 2023 vintage, marked by generous yields and a late-season heat spike, provided the physiological ripeness necessary to balance the wine's inherent structural depth, resulting in a firm, refined architecture of fine-grained tannins.