Bourgogne Rouge - Pinot Noir CA

Pinot Noir | groot gedeelte jonge stokken | aangeplant in appelatie Marsannay | klein deel hout | verfijnde regionale Bourgogne | op dronk | donkere kersen | zachte tannines | goede p/q

Charles Audoin

Zeer interessante producent uit het uiterste noorden van de Bourgogne. Het dorp Marsannay-la-Côte begin net ten zuiden van Dijon. Vanaf 1976 nemen Charles Audoin nam met zijn vrouw Marie-Francoise het domein over en vanaf 2000 wordt het domein gerunt door Cyril Audoin. Hij is de vijfde generatie binnen het domein. Hij beschikt over 14 hectaren in de appelaties Marsannay en Fixin. Audoin is een echte specialist in Marsannay en maakt wijnen van 12 verschillende 'cimats' binnen de gemeente. 

Review

Readers will by now be familiar with my admiration for this Marsannay reference point, and Cyril Audoin's superb 2019 portfolio did nothing to change my opinion. As I've written before, these satiny and elegant wines, intensely flavorful but gently extracted, can stand just as proudly among the grander villages and premiers crus of the Côte de Nuits as they do among the local competition. The fact that this domaine is located in Marsannay simply means better value for the consumer. Certainly, a tasting with Audoin offers compelling testimony to the quality of this underestimated appellation's terroirs. I'll be going into greater detail later in 2021, as I'm planning a vertical tasting with Audoin to document just how well his wines age, as well as to explore the minutiae of his terroirs, viticulture and winemaking. This domaine continues to belong on any short list of the Côte de Nuits's finest values, and savvy consumers are once again advised to take note. William Kelly