Domaine Henri Naudin-Ferrand

• Country

  France

• Region

  Magny, Hautes Côtes de Nuits, Burgundy

• Founded

  1922

• Farming

  Lutte raisonnée

Claire Naudin is a brilliant winemaker – her wines are both unique and truly exciting. 

There is a slightly different philosophy across the range and the wines are bottled under separate labels: Domaine Henri Naudin-Ferrand, Claire Naudin & BiNaume, the latter a collaboration with her husband, Jean-Yves Bizot. Some wines see lower or zero sulphur additions but Claire has no dogma and if something is needed she will add it. She is painstaking in her approach, both in the vines and winery and this is one of the most fascinating and enjoyable tastings we look forward to each year.

Domaine Henri Naudin-Ferrand: these wines tend to be made in a more ‘classical’ style. A small quantity of sulphur is usually added and the reds are totally destemmed as Claire says that if grapes are fermented whole-cluster and SO2 is added it can draw out the greenness and unripe character of the stems. Though this does not apply to the jewel in the crown: the majestic Echézeaux, situated in “les Rouges du Bas” in the heart of Grands Echézeaux.

Claire Naudin: The little wildflowers, typical of the Hautes Côtes, give their names to Claire’s famous flower bottlings. These wines are made with the aim of not adding any sulphur in order to reveal a better expression of the appellation. It is recommended to open and decant these wines for 1 or 2 hours before serving. They are all bottled unfiltered.

“There is a common hedonistic value to the sensual quality of the Viola Odorata and a maturing wine from Bizot. But in the case of Naudin, one can both find it and afford it!” 

Steen Öhman, The Wine Hog, May 2020

BiNaume is a project started by Claire Naudin and her husband Jean-Yves Bizot. Post the catastrophic conditions in 2016 they went looking for grapes and their search ended 200km west of Beaune in Saint-Pourçain. Gamay, Pinot Noir (and Chardonnay) are the norm here so it felt like the right location for this new adventure.

For both wines the grapes are transported by a refrigerated truck back to the domaine. They are vinified whole-cluster in cement tank with no sulfur. Minimum extraction is favoured with early pressing to favor the fruit and limit the extraction of tannins. They need a little oxygen after opening and Claire recommends decant or even a good shake if you are bothered by the CO2. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

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Technical Information

Wine	Blend	Vine age	Soil type	Vineyard area
Bourgogne Aligoté Mallon	Aligoté	20-40	Clay & limestone	2.36ha
Bellis Perennis HCDB	Chardonnay
Galanthus Nivalis VdF	Pinot Gouges		Clay & limestone
Le Gamay de l’Allie, VdF	Gamay		Granite
La Plante d’à Côté	Pinot Noir	Planted 2013	Pink granite & sand
Omayga, VdF	Passetoutgrain (Pinot Noir & Gamay)	Young vines	Clay & limestone
Bourgogne Pinot Noir La Plante	Pinot Noir	Young vines	Clay & limestone
Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits	Pinot Noir	40 years	Clay & limestone	2.33ha
Côte de Nuits Villages	Pinot Noir	60-70 years	Clay & limestone	1.79ha
Côte de Nuits Villages Viola Odorata	Pinot Noir	70-85 years	Clay & limestone	1.19ha
Echézeaux	Pinot Noir	40 years	Clay & limestone	0.34ha

Viticulture & Vinification

• Lutte raisonnée
• Hand-harvested
• Wild yeast fermentation
• Low or zero sulphur additions