2024 Domaine Camille Thiriet La Robignotte Côte de Nuits-Villages Rouge, Burgundy

Medium to deep ruby purple. The most fruit density of the wines to date. An explosion of ripe rich red fruit heady cherry flavours, with a crisp tension to finish. 80% whole bunch vinification. Even one more step up! Five Stars. Drink from 2028-2032.

92 points Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy

Really, an extra complexity, finely grained complexity with a small spice. Ooh – direct, melting, fluid flavour, the most sophisticated texture of all the wines. Almost an extra minerality in this discreetly wide finish.

Bill Nanson, Burgundy Report

This tiny 0.6-hectare monopole above the Corgoloin cemetery was the jewel of Domaine Gilles Jourdan (the Estate that Camille Thiriet purchased in 2022). The vineyard takes its name from the owner in Napoleonic times, and part of the site’s claim to fame is the rare outcropping of blue marl (very rare in the Côte d’Or) that imbues its wines with exceptional longevity. It’s the only vineyard in the area with these soils. Camille told us she had tasted wines from 1957 and 1979 with the previous owner and was blown away by the quality. The vines in Thiriet’s plot average 60 years old, and the 2024 was fermented with 80% bunches. As the price suggests, this is Thiriet’s most serious and complex wine: deep, layered and with the structure for very long aging.

Camille Thiriet has become one of the most exciting names in Burgundy’s new generation, building a remarkable reputation from a tiny base in Comblanchien. After working with Nicolas Potel at Domaine de Bellene, she established her own venture in 2016 alongside Canadian winemaker Matt Chittick. What began as a small négociant operation has gradually developed into a domaine with its own vineyards, and her wines are now keenly sought after for their fragrance, subtlety and beautifully individual personalities. La Robignotte is one of the more serious reds in the collection, showing just how compelling the lesser known villages of the Côte de Nuits can be.

La Robignotte comes from the Côte de Nuits Villages appellation, where Pinot Noir grown on limestone and clay soils can deliver much of the character associated with more famous neighbouring communes. The vineyard gives the wine a little more depth and structure than Camille’s regional Bourgogne bottlings. The challenging 2024 season produced small yields and a generally fresher style, with the best wines showing delicate fruit, lively acidity and finely drawn tannins. Here, that freshness is balanced by a darker, more savoury personality.

Bright ruby with red cherry, wild raspberry and blackcurrant, followed by violet and a touch of blood orange. Subtle clove, black tea and forest floor develop underneath, with a faint suggestion of crushed stone. The palate is finely structured, with supple red fruit supported by fresh acidity and persistent, gently grippy tannins. Cherry and raspberry move into darker berry notes, earthy spice and a cool mineral finish. There is lovely depth without heaviness, and enough structure to suggest rewarding development in bottle.

Duck breast with roasted cherries and beetroot would suit its combination of fruit and savoury detail, while porcini pappardelle, roast quail with lentils or grilled king oyster mushrooms with miso butter would all be excellent. A generous Burgundy glass and a little air will help reveal the finer details if opening it young.