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2023 Côte de Nuits-Villages
Domaine Gachot-Monot
Damien Gachot
Damien in his cellar
Damien’s vines in the Côte de Nuits
Much gets made about Burgundy’s granular terroir differences, between, say, one parcel of vines and the neighboring one across the street or up the hill. These contrasts often get spoken about in the context of premiers and grands crus, but the region’s devotion to terroir is so pervasive that the best vignerons are able to find something specific and alluring to express even in their village and regional bottlings.
Take Damien Gachot’s Côte de Nuits-Villages, for instance. It’s not simply a charming Burgundy Pinot Noir with a few vague Côtes de Nuits traits. With its impressive muscle, dark fruit, and density, this is pure and unmistakable Côtes de Nuits that just happens to be delicious and approachable, too. Open this bottle alongside a grilled ribeye or seared duck breast for an epic feast.
—Tom Wolf
| Wine Type: | red |
| Vintage: | 2023 |
| Bottle Size: | 750mL |
| Blend: | Pinot Noir |
| Appellation: | Côte de Nuits-Villages |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Burgundy |
| Producer: | Domaine Gachot-Monot |
| Winemaker: | Damien & Lise Gachot |
| Vineyard: | 40 - 45 years, 7 ha |
| Soil: | Clay, Limestone |
| Aging: | Grapes are vinified traditionally in cuve for anywhere between 10-15 days, depending on cuvée and vintage, wines age in fûts (20-30% of which are new) for up to 18 months before bottling |
| Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
| Alcohol: | 13% |
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About The Producer
Domaine Gachot-Monot
About The Region
Burgundy
In eastern central France, Burgundy is nestled between the wine regions of Champagne to the north, the Jura to the east, the Loire to the west, and the Rhône to the south. This is the terroir par excellence for producing world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The southeast-facing hillside between Dijon in the north and Maranges in the south is known as the Côte d’Or or “golden slope.” The Côte d’Or comprises two main sections, both composed of limestone and clay soils: the Côte de Nuits in the northern sector, and the Côte de Beaune in the south. Both areas produce magnificent whites and reds, although the Côte de Beaune produces more white wine and the Côte de Nuits more red.
Chablis is Burgundy’s northern outpost, known for its flinty and age-worthy Chardonnays planted in Kimmeridgian limestone on an ancient seabed. Vézelay is a smaller area south of Chablis with similar qualities, although the limestone there is not Kimmeridgian.
To the south of the Côte de Beaune, the Côte Chalonnaise extends from Chagny on its northern end, down past Chalon-sur-Saône and encompasses the appellations of Bouzeron in the north, followed by Rully, Mercurey, Givry, and Montagny.
Directly south of the Chalonnaise begins the Côte Mâconnais, which extends south past Mâcon to the hamlets of Fuissé, Vinzelles, Chaintré, and Saint-Véran. The Mâconnais is prime Chardonnay country and contains an incredible diversity of soils.
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
Let the brett nerds retire into protective bubbles, and whenever they thirst for wine it can be passed in to them through a sterile filter. Those of us on the outside can continue to enjoy complex, natural, living wines.
Inspiring Thirst, page 236