Côte de Nuits

From Petits Puits. Mostly on hard limestone - 'calcaire d'entroques'. Really quite expressive, the limestone seems to reflect a brightness of tone in the fruit, a good level of richness and a cer...(more info)

A south-facing plot which is sunnier and ripens earlier and easily, and always seems to be a distinctive black fruit character. Silkier and finer than the Échezots for now, attractive with...(more info)

This is made from vines from Thibault's own domaine and some bought fruit - all from village level vineyards in Marsannay, Ladoix and Cotes de Nuits Villages. The nose is straight and firm, mediu...(more info)

From vines ten kilometres west of Nuits, on white marl and limestone. Quite a rich and fleshy nose, with more weight than the other Hautes Côtes cuvées. Vines that face straight sout...(more info)

From two separate parcels with differing soils, each brings its own personality with a fresh fruitness undercut with some complexing oak and a certain earthiness. Lovely mouthful of dark cherry a...(more info)

A racier, riper nose (than the Hautes Cotes), although the palate is very much in the same family, a bit more tannin but still saline and sweet in equal measures. Long and succulent.

As so often a paler colour here. Possibly rather on the back foot - nose is discreet, but although there is a lovely harmony in the mouth this is not fully expressive yet.

Old vines indeed and it's obvious in the creaminess of the fruit. Very rich and velvety, dense fruit savour. Perhaps not the length of really class terroirs, but for the money…

Unquestionably Philippe's finest terroir in Marsannay, on the border with Fixin, very hard limestone known as 'calcaire de Comblanchien' - named after the village just south of Nuits where it is...(more info)

On oolite blanche, a chalky clay. This has a deep colour and is well filled-out, with a darker fruit expression and a bigger, rounder mouth-feel. A supple, hedonistic, fruit-forward wine, a littl...(more info)

Philippe explains that he must be very gentle with the wine-making to avoid over extraction or you get hard tannins and too much heft here. In 2016 he has been successful! It is more burley for s...(more info)

Deep colour, lots of concentration on the nose, dark fruit, a touch of sweetness, fine tannins already so well melted into the wine. Beautifully balanced. 'Millerandage saved us', says Thierry.