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Côte de Nuitls-Villages 'Emphase'

by Antoine Lienhardt

Cote de Nuits-Villages

This is where Antoine Lienhardt actually makes his argument. A Comblanchien parcel carrying nothing more prestigious than the regional Cote de Nuits-Villages label, farmed exactly as if it carried a Grand Cru one instead. Don't let the modest appellation fool you into modest expectations - this is the closest thing in the range to a bet against the classification system itself, and it's a bet that keeps paying off.

Vintages

  • 2021

    The smallest Burgundy vintage in thirty years, hit hard by spring frost. What survived is cool-climate, classical Burgundy: lighter, moderate in alcohol, with a firm mineral core - built for drinking sooner rather than for the very long haul, and always going to be hard to find given how little was made.