Domaine des Perdrix Bourgogne Rouge 2023

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Introduction

Domaine des Perdrix sits in Premeaux-Prissey at the southern end of Nuits-Saint-Georges, covering 12 hectares with more than half in Premier and Grand Cru. Owned by the Devillard family since 1996 (also of Château de Chamirey in Mercurey), the estate has been transformed into one of the Côte de Nuits' most highly regarded producers. The flagship NSG 1er Cru 'Aux Perdrix' is a quasi-monopole (99% ownership) and the source of the domaine's name; Échézeaux Grand Cru anchors the upper tier. This Bourgogne Rouge is drawn from Perdrix's own 2.97 ha of old vines in Premeaux-Prissey planted between 1956 and 1965 — and farmed with the same care as the Premier Cru fruit.

Viticulture & Winemaking

• Source: Several plots in Premeaux-Prissey, 2.97 ha total
• Vine age: Planted 1956–1965 — old vines on Bourgogne tier
• Soil: Clay-limestone, clay predominant
• Harvest: Hand-picked, hand-sorted
• Fermentation: Partial destemming, 4–6 day cold pre-ferment, 15-day maceration with pigeage only, indigenous yeasts
• Aging: 80% in traditional 228L Burgundian barrels (20% new French oak, Bourgogne/Allier/Vosges) for 12 months, then 4 months in stainless steel

Tasting Note

A shiny, frank red colour with a velvety aspect. The nose is initially discreet, rapidly opening to small fresh red berries (cherries) with an earthy touch. The palate is well-balanced between integrated tannins and saline freshness — elegant, clean, and refined.

Small-Batch Detail

• Appellation: Bourgogne (Premeaux-Prissey, Côte de Nuits)
• Vineyard: 2.97 ha, old vines planted 1956–1965
• Variety: Pinot Noir
• Vintage: 2023
• Oak: 80% in 228L barrels, 12 months, 20% new (Bourgogne/Allier/Vosges)
• Format: 750mL
• Closure: Cork

Fine Pinot Note

Bourgogne Rouge from a Côte de Nuits address known for its Premier and Grand Crus — overdelivers at this tier thanks to old vines and Premier-Cru-level winemaking discipline. Serve at 13–14°C with meats in sauce, tourte à la viande, or aged cheeses. Drinks now and rewards up to 7 years of cellaring.

Burgundy, France

Burgundy is the spiritual home of Pinot Noir, where the variety has been cultivated for over a millennium. Centred on the Côte d'Or — the narrow east-facing escarpment running from Dijon south to Maranges — viticulture is divided into the Côte de Nuits (sources of the most structured, age-worthy reds such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges) and the Côte de Beaune (home to Pommard, Volnay, Chassagne-Montrachet and Beaune). Further south the Côte Chalonnaise — home to Mercurey — offers Pinot Noir of comparable craft at a fraction of Côte d'Or pricing. Soil composition shifts metre by metre — limestone, marl and clay — creating the famous mosaic of climats that define each appellation. Burgundian Pinot Noir remains the worldwide reference for the variety: perfumed, savoury, structured and capable of decades of evolution.

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