Domaine Huguenot - Fixin 2018

Name: Domaine Huguenot - Fixin 2018
Brand: Domaine Huguenot
Rating: 3.8 (10 reviews)

Fixin|Red wine

Burgundy

Red

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Drink or Keep

3.8/5 (10 customers)

16/20

RVF

17,5/20

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui

pinot noir

solar

"Notes of pepper, red fruit and bark, this wine is very well balanced with its spherical, full body and precise, crisp tannins". (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2021 - RVF). Full-bodied, fruity and sunny, a superb Burgundy.

Features

Estate

Domaine Huguenot

Vintage

2018

Designation

Fixin

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Pinot Noir

Terroirs

A blend of several parcels in the commune, with clay, silt and sand soils.

Viticulture

In conversion to organic farming

Breeding

12 to 18 months in oak barrels

Alcohol content

13 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Bright, clear violet colour

Nose

Intense fresh cherry

Mouth

Full-bodied, sunny, with superb balance and dense tannins

Serve

AT 13-15°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2024

Drink before

2030

Guard

10-15 years

Food and wine pairing

to be enjoyed with fine cuts of meat, such as braised pork, entrecôte with parsley, poultry civets and its curried or tandoori variants; but the delicacy of its aromas and finish also predestines it for more creative pairings with paella, tapas or egg rolls. As for cheeses, the Fixin appellation appreciates the delicacy of a chaource, the fruitiness of a comté or the strong flavors of an Époisses.

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Philippe Huguenot is a pragmatist. Certified organic since 2013, he initiated this approach to enable his vines to regain the good rusticity he was no longer finding. Mechanical harvesting has also been abandoned. The estate is forging ahead, and its wines are increasingly elegant, with a pleasant fruitiness that seduces from their earliest youth. The acceleration in quality has been spectacular over the last few vintages. A man of rare kindness, with wines that reflect his image, he likes to welcome his customers to the cellar when many have closed their doors in the face of commercial success. The quality here is particularly consistent.

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui

Rated 17.5/20

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Since 1790, ten generations have succeeded one another on this 21-hectare estate, renowned for its Marsannay, Gevrey and Fixin wines. Philippe Huguenot took over from his father Jean-Louis in 1996 and launched the organic conversion of his vineyard (certification in 2013).

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (guide 2021) 16/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2023) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the wine:

With notes of pepper, red fruit and bark, this is a very well-balanced wine, with spherical, full body and precise, crisp tannins.

About the domain :

Heir to ten generations of Marsannay winemakers, Jean-Louis Huguenot, who died in 2019, produced technically irreproachable wines for a long time. More discreet, his son Philippe and his wife Valérie have given their wines more personality, without compromising their fundamental qualities. The range as a whole includes precise, solid wines, which have been certified organic since 2019, but over-ageing diminishes the nuances of terroir expression with dry finishes. We hope that Philippe Huguenot, now fully in charge, will change this style. Major renovation work on the winery and buildings is currently underway.

Vinous A. Galloni

Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

out of 10 reviews