2018 Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron Cote de Nuits-Villages Les Vignottes Pinot Noir Burgundy

Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron sits in Premeaux, near Nuits-Saint-Georges, where two families joined their vineyards through marriage in 1926. Today the estate farms 8 hectares across 14 appellations — 95% Pinot Noir — including parcels in Clos de Vougeot and Romanee-Saint-Vivant. Every bottle is released unfined and unfiltered, a quiet confidence in what the vineyard already delivered.

Les Vignottes lies just south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in the Cote de Nuits-Villages appellation, where limestone and clay soils slow ripening and let the fruit build tension without weight. It's the sweet spot in Confuron's village-level lineup — more personality than the recently replanted La Montagne, more density than the young Aux Leureys vines.

The 2018 was hand-harvested and fermented with 30% whole bunches, adding structure and a kick of spice. After a short cold soak, the wine moved into French oak with minimal new wood. Natural yeasts preserved the site's clarity.

In the glass: bright ruby, aromas of cherry and raspberry laced with violets, then a wave of spice and subtle oak.

The palate is elegant, fresh acidity threading through soft tannins, finishing long on strawberries, raspberries, and a final note of mushroom. High acid, high tannin, silky lift — classic Cote de Nuits tension at a fraction of the premier cru ask.

Drinks well now with an hour of air. Will hold and integrate through the back half of the decade.