Domaine Pierre Naigeon Bourgogne Pinot Noir Maladières sans sulfites 2019
An elegant single vineyard Pinot Noir, showing notes of wild red fruits complemented by delicate hints of violet. Charming on the palate, with supple tannins and layers of truffle, liquorice and tobacco underpinning strawberry and raspberry notes.
The grapes are grown in ‘Les Maladières’, a single vineyard site close to Chambolle Musigny, and the resulting wine echoes its more famous neighbour’s style of intense yet delicate, elegant wines. The soils are Bresse marl, covered with sandy alluvial layers. The continental climate has cold winters and warm summers, with cool nights, allowing the vines to produce balanced fruit with natural freshness. The vines are in conversion to organic status; weeds are controlled by cultivating the soil and chemical herbicides are not used. Only organic and natural products are employed to protect the vines against insects. The grapes are hand-harvested at optimal maturity.
Pierre’s philosophy is to make wines as naturally as possible, without additions, creating balanced wines from the outset. Vinification takes place in a gravity-fed winery without the use of pumps. Fermentation took place with indigenous yeasts present on the grape skins and the grapes were macerated to ensure the desired level of extraction of flavour, colour and fine, supple tannins. 100% was matured in French oak barriques, 20% of which were new, for 10 months. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration and was produced without the addition of sulphur to preserve the natural qualities of the wine
| RRP | £37.50 |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Alcoholic strength | 13.5% |
| Grapes | Pinot Noir 100% |
| Body | B |
| Vegetarian | Yes |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Milk | No |
| Eggs | No |
| Organic | In Conversion |
| Biodynamic | No |
Pierre Naigeon is a leading and renowned producer in the Côtes de Nuits. The Naigeon family has been established in Gevrey-Chambertin for over 150 years. They acquired some vines and started to produce wine in 1890. The estate remained reasonably small until 2003 when Pierre purchased more land increasing their holdings to 11.5 hectares. Pierre Naigeon believes passionately in sustainable farming, without the use of herbicides. He believes in non-interventionist winemaking and aims to produce wines full of fragrance, revealing the natural terroir. The average age of his vines is remarkably high, mostly over 50 years, which endows the wines with an extraordinary quality, maturity and concentration.
