Domaine Naudin-Ferrand

Claire Naudin, one of Henri Naudin-Ferrand’s three daughters, has been in charge of this small domaine based in the Hautes Côtes at Magny-les-Villers, since 1994. Claire is relatively susceptible to sulphur and uses the product as little as possible. Don’t be put off by the simple Hautes-Côtes appellation, these are fascinating wines.

Orchis Mascula, the early purple orchid, is a flower widely seen in the Hautes-Côtes. The wine itself comes from three plots which offer fruit, power and structure respectively. Together they make a wine with bright, medium-red colour and a very attractive, floral nose. There is lovely fruit through the middle with a touch of acidity behind and integrated tannins.

An impressively deep and brooding wine, this is made using whole bunches and without sulphur during vinification. Mid-purple in colour, with a brambly, juicy nose, this is very appealing. There is thick, ripe fruit on the mid-palate, black cherry, and – as always – a slightly smoky aspect. Powerful, brooding Burgundy.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director

From two plots, the older of which is over 60-years-old. Once again the colour is not especially deep but the soft, strawberry fruit nose, will attract attention. There is very good weight on the palate, which is open, charming and slightly peppery. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

This is our second vintage with Claire Naudin-Ferrnad and the first in the En Primeur catalogue. Don’t be put off by the simple Hautes-Côtes appellation, these are fascinating wines. The 2013 vintage was not an easy on to manage, though the grapes were all picked by 7th October and, as elsewhere in Burgundy, the wines have continued to improve in barrel.

Slightly paler purple than Orchis but with a very beautiful rose petal and raspberry nose, this is silky and seductive on the palate, mouthfilling and juicy, very long. This is a fabulous wine for its appellation. A little bit of white pepper maintains the lifted feel.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director

A rich, glowing purple, this has a huge amount of ripe fruit on the nose – really exciting, lifted, crunchy rasberries, with a lovely thread of white pepper, good fine-grained tannins and more minerality than acidity. This is long and lovely.

Claire Naudin is increasingly happy with her 2014s. Not only did she make 80 percent of a full crop, much better than in recent years, but the wines have been shaping up really nicely in barrel. The tannins are rounding out pleasantly. Some sorting against rot was necessary, but the resulting wines are very healthy. Please note that Claire also makes some wonderful Hautes Côtes wines which will be available on www.bbr.com/burgundy2014.

Nuits St Georges Les Damodes premier Cru comes from a tiny plot adjacent to the border with Vosne-Romane. The 2012 is a gorgeous clear bright purple in colour, with very stylish fruit and real density of deep rich fruit yet still with an airy quality and a touch of spice. More Vosne than Nuits?
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director

From vines in Magny-lès-Villers, this wine displays a beautiful mid-purple colour with a glowing intensity of fruit on the nose. The palate has brambly notes, plums, dark raspberry and a little bit of spice. There’s much more weight than usual, with a firm structure. Drink 2018-2022.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer


Since 1994, Claire Naudin, one of Henri Naudin-Ferrand’s three daughters, has been in charge of this small domaine based in the Hautes Côtes at Magny-lès-Villers, a village that sits astride the dividing line between Hautes Côtes de Beaune and Hautes Côtes de Nuits. Claire is relatively susceptible to sulphur and uses the product as little as possible. Her most exciting wines are those which are vinified with whole bunches (all the stems) and without sulphur, though some SO2 is added at bottling to ensure that the wines remain stable thereafter. Claire’s theory, which her wines bear out admirably, is that there is none of the harshness sometimes evident when the bunches are vinified with their stems if sulphur is not used. Instead a magical floral perfume emanates from the wine.

Claire Naudin has made beautiful wines in 2015, though not in great quantity, as the year’s dry conditions restricted volumes. The wines from the Hautes Côtes are little more than 12 degrees alcohol but have impressive density. All the wines were vinified without sulphur, but have had sulphur added before bottling to ensure stability thereafter.