Bigotes
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, creamy mushroom pasta, grilled sea bass
✨ Technical Specifications
Frédéric Cossard's 'Bigotes' is a vibrant, natural Bourgogne Chardonnay that showcases his signature non-interventionist philosophy. Sourced from organically farmed, old Chardonnay vines situated near the prestigious slopes of Puligny-Montrachet, the grapes are harvested by hand and fermented using indigenous yeasts. True to Cossard's cellar practices, the wine undergoes long, slow fermentation and aging in neutral oak barrels without any added sulfur dioxide. This results in a white Burgundy of remarkable energy, tension, and purity, balancing ripe citrus and orchard fruit with a distinct, stony minerality and a textured, slightly wild edge that defines the natural wine movement in the Côte de Beaune.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1996 by Frédéric Cossard in Saint-Romain, Domaine de Chassorney and the namesake Frédéric Cossard label have emerged as touchstones of Burgundy's natural wine movement. Committed to uncompromising minimal intervention, Cossard practices organic and biodynamic viticulture, vinifying with indigenous yeasts and eschewing fining, filtration, and added sulfur. The estate is distinguished by its innovative aging vessels, balancing seasoned oak barrels with Georgian clay qvevris to preserve absolute varietal purity and terroir transparency. Celebrated for exceptional cuvées across Burgundy, Beaujolais, and the Jura, the domaine crafts radiant expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay such as Bedeau and Bigotes, alongside sought-after amphora-aged and experimental bottlings.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13%