Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 5 years of release to appreciate its vibrant, youthful energy, though well-stored bottles can evolve beautifully over 5 to 8 years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Frédéric Cossard's négociant Pinot Noir is a masterclass in low-intervention winemaking, reflecting his deep-rooted belief that wine should be a living, breathing expression of its terroir. Sourced from organically farmed vineyards across Burgundy, this wine is crafted with Cossard's signature hands-off approach: whole-cluster fermentation using indigenous yeasts, long macerations, and aging in old oak barrels or concrete eggs, entirely without the addition of sulfur dioxide. Cossard, a former milk broker who turned to winemaking in the 1990s out of a passion for pure, unadulterated flavors, has become a legendary figure in the natural wine movement. This Pinot Noir captures that rebellious spirit, offering an incredibly vibrant, energetic, and raw expression of the grape, characterized by bright red fruit, earthy complexity, and a wild, untamed elegance that challenges traditional Burgundian paradigms.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir