Burgundy 2024: Domaine Sylvain Cathiard

Burgundy 2024: Domaine Sylvain Cathiard

Burgundy 2024
Domaine Sylvain Cathiard

The style and quality of wine produced, initially by Sylvain but now already for more than a decade, by Sebastien Cathiard are rightly revered and consistently lauded. The fruit shows such purity, the textures are sublime. Every year there is a clamour for these beautiful wines.

Of course, the great bonus for fans of good Burgundy is that Sebastien has so significantly enlarged the range of wines available, and, what is more, at the more affordable end of the spectrum. 

As we have written before, the hills above Nuits-St Georges have become an area of keen interest to many forward-thinking producers. Here they can craft wines that retain a cooler fruit profile in the warmer conditions, while in wetter vintages, such as 2024, there are distinct drainage benefits. Sebastien applies his skill and expertise in the Hautes Côtes de Nuits, focussing on terroir expression and differentiation. 
 
The straight Hautes Côtes de Nuits, is almost entirely from the cru Pièce Dame Marie, a single vineyard in the centre of Villars-La-Faye, where Sebastien lives. It cannot be labelled as such since it also contains a tiny amount of wine from two other vineyards. All three of these parcels have deep soils with a reasonably high proportion of clay, which lends itself to a 'gourmand' style of wine - flowing, harmonious, pure fruited. 

Chaumes has a small amount of clay but predominantly limestone soils and is situated on a plateau above the stretch of some of the greatest Nuits-St Georges Premiers Crus from Les Pruliers to Les Saint Georges itself. 

Les Dames Huguette is an extension of Chaumes, where it begins to drop down the slope to these same Nuits-St Georges vineyards. The soils of Les Dames Huguette are poorer and thinner giving wines of pronounced mineral tension.

In short, these three wines are a testament to the long-standing Cathiard commitment to exposing the character of a given vineyard and expressing it in wines of immense pleasure and drinkability with all the hallmark pristine fruit and silky texture we have come to expect. 

A final point, we are happy to have been able to reduce the prices of these above-mentioned wine in the 2024 vintage.

Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Bourgogne Rouge 2024
£225 per 6 bottle case in bond
Bright red fruit nose. Balanced, fresh, pure and vibrant on the palate and finish. Drink 2027-2030

Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits 2024
£235 per 6 bottle case in bond
Elegant, pure fruit. Good grip on the finish. Nice balance. Drink 2027-2032

Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Aux Chaumes 2024
£240 per 6 bottle case in bond
Good fruit freshness and vibrancy. Broader and with good weight and grip on the palate, showing the clay component of the Chaumes terroir. Excellent balance and length to the perfectly ripe and healthy Pinot fruit. This will give excellent short to medium term drinking pleasure. Drink 2027-2033

Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Les Dames Huguette 2023
£250 per 6 bottle case in bond
There is a juicy quality to the fruit on the front and mid-palate which then is counter-balanced by the limestone terroir exerting its strong white stone grip on a long finish. Again, the balance here is excellent and the fruit so pure that this will give great drinking pleasure. Drink 2027-2033

Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Gevrey-Chambertin 2024
£450 per 6 bottle case in bond
Tight, concentrated nose of dark berry fruit. Good density on the palate. Fine but present tannins. Very classic, with pure ripe fruit persistence to perfectly balance the structure. Drink 2028-2036

Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Vosne-Romanée 2024
£510 per 6 bottle case in bond
Quite closed on the nose and tight on the attack but opening gradually on the palate to intimate what it will become. The tannins are silky and there is good freshness on the balanced finish. Drink 2028-2036

Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Nuits-St Georges 1er Cru 2024
£1,020 per 6 bottle case in bond
This blend of the two Premiers Crus of Thorey and Murgers has been necessitated by the volumes yielded in the vintage. This is roughly half and half of the two. The nose and attack currently show the elegance and tension of Thorey, while the mid-palate and finish show more of the density and tannin presence of Murgers. This is really well crafted and shows a fine balance. Beautifully textured too. Drink 2028-2038

Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru, Aux Malconsorts 2024
£2,850 per 6 bottle case in bond
Currently quite closed on the nose. The power and presence of Malconsorts combine with a textural depth and evident complexity. The tannins are mineral and fine supporting a wonderful concentration of peppery dark fruit. Long stony mineral persistence. Typically fine, textured and harmonious. Drink 2030-2040

Please also be aware that these wines are only available to us in very, very limited quantities and that demand outstrips supply by a significant percentage each year, even before we consider the dramatically reduced production levels in this vintage. Nevertheless, please do let us know of your interest and we will do our best to help








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