Aux Murgers

This wine boasts expansive fruit and great concentration. Dense vivid purple in the glass, it has extra layers in the mouth and will go the distance. There is exceptional weight and some complexity, but above all glowing, exuberant fruit. This makes a very complete mouthful with fabulous density, from 70-year-old vines.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director

Sébastien Cathiard began his second vintage in charge on 22nd September. He has made approximately the same volume of wine in 2012 as 2011, except in the Nuits-St Georges vineyards, but, alas, 2013 will be even less. There are no significant changes to his father’s style, except some progress towards organic viticulture. Sébastien currently uses 2/3 new wood for village wines and 100% for most Premiers Crus. The grapes are entirely de-stemmed before vinification. Note how many cuvées have the benefit of old vines. but fabulous quality.

This wine stood out in a recent wide-ranging tasting of the 2003 vintage. Lovely fresh plums on the nose, followed by a delicious mouthful of fruit backed up by fine-grained tannins. Rounded and classy, this is a textbook Nuits-St Georges. (Jasper Morris, MW, BBR Burgundy Buyer)

Bordering on the Vosne commune, Cathiards usual sensual elegance takes on a fuller note with his Premier Cru Nuits-St Georges, made from 60 year old vines.

2011 is the first vintage made by Sébastien Cathiard, son of Sylvain. There are no plans to change the successful style of Cathiard père, but there are bound to be differences in nuance with a different hand on the tiller. The wines once again have the magical perfumed Cathiard imprimatur but is there possibly a greater sense of precision in the definition of each vineyard site. Sadly the 2011 crop is a touch smaller even than 2010.

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The palate of this Aux Murgers is exceptionally dense, hiding a wealth of fruit in the background, including raspberries and redcurrants. The finish displays fine tannins along with good acidity.
Jasper Morris MW, Berrys' Burgundy Director

Very intense purple without the black. There’s a haunting, heady, Vosne note over and above the dark fruit of Nuits-St Georges here. A glorious mouthful of fruit, really intense with brilliant minerals in the background. Very long indeed. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

Sylvain considers 2013 to be a very classic Burgundy vintage, with good acidity similar to 2010. This delivers very good terroir definition and the classification levels are well marked out. Pure and precise wines, but unfortunately volumes are a further 20% below 2012 because of bad flowering and the need to sort the grapes. Contrary to many Sébastien favoured a bit more extraction, with longer maceration both before and after fermentation, and a bit more punching down during. Very interesting results as you will see. He has also cut back on the new oak.