Pierre Thibert - Côte de Nuits Villages 2022
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Pierre Thibert is a ‘garagiste’ no more! And we’re here to report on big changes in this small-production, top-quality, self-made domain. Pierre and his wife, Aline, have accomplished what many say is no longer possible in Burgundy: they built a solid family domain, a world-class reputation and a sophisticated style over the course of a single generation. They created something out of nothing!
Pierre chose wine making out of passion. He was not born into a wine family. At 15 he enrolled at the Lycee Viticole de Beaune, literally Beaune’s Wine High School, where all the winemakers’ kids go. When he got his BEPA diploma in 1984 he set about making wine, working with another winemaker at first.
Five years later, in 1989, he created his own domain in Corgoloin, one of the villages dominated by stone quarries in between the Cote de Beaune and the Cote de Nuits. Some people call it no-man’s-land. For some it is the center of the Cote de Nuits-Villages appellation. For Pierre, it was his foot in the door. In 1995 he purchased an old winemakers house there, which has been the winery since then.
Renting vines in the appellations of ‘Bourgogne’ and ‘Passetoutgrain,’ while still working outside his own domain for another winemaker, the Domaine Pierre Thibert got off to a modest quiet start. Soon though Pierre was able to bring some Chorey-les Beaune and Aligote vines into his domain. Some purchased, some ‘en fermage’ (a sort of ‘share-cropping’ current in Burgundy), the list of wines grew slowly at first. Finally came the vines in Nuits St. Georges and Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru.
At present, he oversees about 10 acres of vines. Pierre takes pride in his single-vineyard appellations. But everything he touches show the mark of great respect for Nature and attention to detail in the vineyard.
From one of the top sites in the village of Comblanchien, ‘Les Vaucrain’ sits high on the slope, just above Clos de Maréchale, and just below a limestone quarry. 35+ year old vines. 100% whole cluster, indigenous yeast, aged in barrel (30% new) for 9 months + 6 months in stainless steel. Unfined and filtered.
"From the Corgoloin vineyards La Montagne (0.20ha just replanted) and Les Gillandes (0.30ha). One third whole bunch. An attractive mid-crimson. There is a solid concentrated core of alpine strawberry here, a little spiciness behind, no unwanted tannins, and good length. Attractive medium plus body, quite accessible." - 89 Points, Jasper Morris
Producer: Pierre Thibert
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Appellation: Côte de Nuits Villages
Vintage: 2022
Size: 750ml