Bedeau
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years from the vintage release to appreciate its vibrant fruit and natural energy.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom tart, grilled pork chops
✨ Technical Specifications
Frédéric Cossard's 'Bedeau' is a legendary Bourgogne Rouge that captures the wild, energetic spirit of natural winemaking in Burgundy. The name 'Bedeau' historically refers to a church beadle, a subtle nod to the monastic heritage that shaped the vineyards of the region. Sourced from organically and biodynamically farmed Pinot Noir plots, this cuvée is crafted with Cossard's signature hands-off philosophy. The grapes undergo whole-cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts in open vats, followed by aging in seasoned oak casks, entirely without the addition of sulfur. This non-interventionist approach yields a remarkably pure, vibrant, and living expression of Burgundy, characterized by bright red berry fruit, forest floor nuances, and a lively, mineral-driven finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1996 by former dairy technician and wine broker Frédéric Cossard, Domaine de Chassorney emerged from the high-altitude, limestone-rich enclave of Saint-Romain in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune. Expanding from his core estate vineyards into an adventurous micro-négoce under the Frédéric Cossard label, he works across Burgundy, the Jura, Beaujolais, and beyond. Cossard champions a holistic, self-devised 'homeopathic' viticultural method grounded in biodynamic preparations and rigorous soil health. In the cellar, his philosophy is strictly non-interventionist and uncompromisingly clean, relying on negative-ion oxygen sterilization instead of sulfur dioxide. White grapes undergo extended pressing and long spontaneous fermentations without temperature control, while red and macerated cuvées see gentle whole-cluster infusions in open wooden vats, concrete eggs, or qvevri. Known for benchmark skin-contact expressions like 'Feel Good' and 'Rafling' alongside pure expressions of Saint-Romain and Savagnin, Cossard's wines are renowned for their electrifying vitality, textural purity, and luminous clarity.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
12-13%