Domaine Didier Fornerol - Côte de Nuits Villages Rouge 2022
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Didier Fornerol was the vineyard manager and cellar master at Domaine de L’Arlot from 1982 until 1998, working under Jean-Pierre de Smet for most of those years. In 1999, Didier left L'Arlot to take over his family's domaine.
Today, Didier works 6 hectares in the village of Corgoloin and produces Côtes de Nuits-Villages red and white along with small amounts of Passetoutgrain, Aligoté, and Bourgogne. Jean-Pierre de Smet, now retired from Domaine de l’Arlot but unable to step away from wine entirely, works closely with Didier in the cellar and during harvest.
The magic and soul that Didier is able to tease out of his humble appellations are a testament to a career spent learning from one of the legends of Burgundy.
The Cote de Nuits Villages Rouge comes from 0.80 hectares across three different parcels west of the village of Corgoloin. One is near the town cemetery while the other two are on higher elevation along the Route de Villiers. The vines on average are now forty years old. The grapes are not destemmed and the extractions are light with manual punchdowns and some pumping over. The wine is aged for fourteen to sixteen months entirely in barrel, only around 10% of which is new.
Producer: Domaine Didier Fornerol
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Appellation: Côte de Nuits Villages Rouge
Vintage: 2022
Size: 750ml