Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Domaine Les Astrelles 2023
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Why this wine
The hills behind the famous slope, higher and cooler, where prices have not yet followed the Cote d'Or. Lighter Pinot Noir with genuine Burgundian character. Where to buy Burgundy when the village wines have priced themselves away.
At a glance
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Region
- Burgundy, France
- Alcohol
- 12.50%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Poultry & Pork, Red Meat, Cheese
How it tastes
Deliciously fresh Pinot Noir, with refined tannins and pure raspberry and cherry fruit, a touch of subtle spice and mineral tones underneath — 100% Pinot Noir.
The producer
Domaine Les Astrelles sits in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin, its name a fusion of ‘astre’ (star) and ‘parcelles’ — a mosaic of plots and lieux-dits, each with its own character. Jean-Marie and Isabelle Chapier took over the 11-hectare domaine from Pierre Naigeon in 2019; it has been certified organic since that year and the vines are mostly over 50 years old. This cuvée comes from the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, on the higher slopes of the escarpment just behind Gevrey, on clay-limestone with large chalky pebbles, where yields are kept to five or six bunches a vine and the fruit is hand-picked into shallow bins. Cellar master Julien Millet works with minimal intervention and low sulphur, fermenting with wild yeasts and ageing the wine 15 months in French oak barriques.
Food and drinking
Good with poultry and pork, red meat and cheese. Ready now, and will hold for a few years yet. Serve at 16–18°C. Suitable for vegetarians; not suitable for vegans.