Claire Naudin
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Though in the same family's hands for half a millennium, since 1994 the Naudin-Ferrand Domaine is perhaps in its most capable in the form of Claire Naudin. Though she bottles under several different labels, her ethos is the same, relying on strong, sustainable viticulture - and the wines reflect it in their grace and energy.
Claire Naudin oversees now some 22 hectares between the Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune, including incredible parcels in Aloxe-Corton and Echezeaux. Following the traditions she gleaned from her father, the work both in the vineyard and the winery are largely done by hand, gravity flow and performed organically, the focus always being the health of the grapes and their resulting juices.
The wines under the Henri Naudin-Ferrand label are largely traditional, largely-de-stemmed - except for the Echezeaux - and barrel-fermented. Elegant and long-lived, the Naudin-Ferrand wines are well-known to any collector.
The Claire Naudin labels bear names of the Hautes-Cotes wildflowers, and are made a bit more naturally, without the addition of sulfur. They are exuberant and open beautifully to reveal the wondrous complexity of each Burgundian varietal's personality from the Hautes-Cotes' higher-altitude vineyards.
BiNaume is a shared project with her husband, Jean-Yves Bizot that was a result of seeking to augment their meager 2016 crop. Wines of Gamay and Pinot Noir are harvested from Saint-Pourçain (west of Beaune) and vinified at the Naudin winery. Grapes are fermented whole-cluster and the extraction very light, the resulting wines uplifting and delicious.
