Domaine Camille Thiriet Côte de Nuits-Villages Rouge Cuvée Deslandes 2023

Domaine Camille Thiriet Côte de Nuits-Villages Rouge Cuvée Deslandes is made from ninety-year-old Pinot Noir vines high on the slope at Comblanchien.

Comblanchien is best known for the limestone quarried there, and its vineyards sit at the far southern end of the Côte de Nuits under the Côte de Nuits-Villages appellation. The fruit comes from a terroir called Le Creux de Sabon, not far from the Château de Comblanchien, though Camille Thiriet chose to name the wine after an early benefactor instead — partly in tribute and partly because it is easier to say. The vine age is the striking thing here: ninety years, at the top of the slope. Fermentation used 100 per cent whole bunches and a portion of the wine was matured in stainless steel rather than wood, a deliberate move to hold on to the vineyard’s delicate floral aromatics. Red and blue fruit run through it with a good deal of stem spice, and the length is well beyond what the appellation would suggest.

Drinkable now, better in three years and sound for a decade. Serve at 16-18°C with roast duck, mushroom risotto or braised beef.

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