2021 Maison Petit-Roy Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits

WINEMAKER: Seiichi Saito
REGION: Burgundy, FR
VARIETY: Pinot Noir
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

Pinot Noir grown on clay, limestone and marl soils, at high altitude. 3 day cold soak and then 3-4 week whole bunch maceration. Aged in used barrels for 12 months, then left to settle in tank for 8 months. Not fined or filtered. Minimal SO2.

Very clean and polished nose. Sappy stems, tea leaves, plum, black cardamom, blackberry, black pepper and a hint of tamarind – the perfume is elegant, complex and ultimately lifted. Black roses and salt come later on. The palate is long and tailored, perfectly curated and suave. A beautiful mix of fruit and savoury notes, followed by fine integrated black-tea like tannins. Satiny with full, but linear mid palate. Long in the mouth. A beautiful wine.

Seiichi makes a wide range of wines from throughout the Côte d'Or. A portion of these are from his own vineyards, with a surface area of just over 1.5ha. Seiichi works with nature, practicing biodynamics to ensure the grapes are healthy and of the highest quality. He also purchases grapes from other growers, as a means to make enough to survive and slowly grow his own domaine. For those new to discover Seiichi's wines, you will be pleased to know that he has a tonne of experience under his belt. He honed his craft with a long stint at Domaine Simon Bize, before spending time with some of the more prominent domaines in Burgundy, such as Leflaive, JF-Mugnier and Armand Rousseau. With a good ten year's of training and knowledge, he started his own micro-négoce operation in 2017. Seiichi is confident in his preferences, choosing to work with minimal intervention, and only using old oak for élevage. His wines are polished, sturdy, and approachable at a young age.