ZoomPuits de Chaux2023
Clair ObscurBourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune AOC, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
About this wine
Puits de Chaux is Clair Obscur's Hautes Côtes de Beaune Pinot Noir, drawn from a parcel sitting above the main Côte de Beaune slope. Higher elevation means cooler nights, later ripening and a Pinot built on lift rather than weight (12.5% alcohol holds the line). Pierre and Jennifer Clair work the 3.5-hectare estate organically and biodynamically. Reds are vinified whole-cluster in wooden vats, with gentle pigeages and remontages over 10 to 14 days, then aged 12 to 18 months in used barrels. No fining, no filtration, minimal sulfur. The wine reads as proper Hautes Côtes: red-fruited, savoury, structured around acid and stem rather than oak. A useful natural-leaning entry into village-quality Burgundy for trade accounts.
Winemaking
Whole-cluster fermentation in wooden vats with gentle pigeages and remontages over 10 to 14 days. 12 to 18 months in used barrels. No fining, no filtration, minimal sulfur.