Burgundy
Hautes Côtes de Nuits - 2023 - Marc Soyard
Domaine de la Cras
On notes of sour cherry, crushed strawberry, red plum, undergrowth, a hint of smoke. The palate is all in length, chiseled and fruity, the expression of a beautiful terroir. Grain Pinot texture in the noblest sense, powdery finish. A wine that need more time in the cellar, be patient!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Designation
- Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
- Degree of alcohol
- 12 %
- To drink from
- 2026 to 2034
- rock’n’roll
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100% Pinot Noir from the first vines bought by Marc in 2012 in the town of Villers-la-Faye, grown biodynamically. Manual harvest. Vinification: in whole bunches, semi-carbonic maceration, 24 months of aging in barrels, without new oak but that have seen only one wine. Bottled without fining or filtration, just a micro-dose (1 gram/hl) of sulfur added before bottling.

Marc Soyard
Marc Soyard, a vigneron who trained for six years with Jean-Yves Bizot, decided in 2012 to set off on his own adventure. He acquired some vines in Villers-la-Faye in the Hautes-Côtes-de-Nuits – 15 ares, which is to say, next to nothing! But he’d have to make do, given the prices that have unfortunately resulted from property speculation in Burgundy! Then, in 2013, the Dijon regional authority...
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