2023 La Côte

This small-production bottling is super savory in aroma and so chalky, stony and iron-like in flavor. The grapes come from the top half of the steep estate vineyard slope. Grown on a combination of three soil types, the wine gives potent black pepper, ashes and iron to savor. So extreme and distinctive in style. Drink or hold. (11/2024)

The most filled-in and concentrated wine on the roster, the 2023 Pinot Noir La Côte shows its perennially high-toned, lifted aromatics that contrast its twisted, sinewy, seamless and lacy texture. The finish is weightless yet punchy and extravagant, concluding with beautiful purity and stunning length. This is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding wines Domaine de la Côte has produced, and I am eager to revisit it after its bottling.

- Matthew Luczy (10/2024)