{"title":"Sylvain Pataille","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"sylvain-pataille-marsannay-rouge-clos-du-roy-2022-1-5l","title":"Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rouge Clos du Roy 2022 1.5L","description":"\u003cp\u003eSylvain Pataille is a highly-regarded consulting oenologist who advises over 15 domaines in Burgundy. He produces his own wines with grapes grown in Marsannay. His Certified Organic vineyard, biodynamic practices, and very low sulphur use sets him apart from most Burgundy producers, and that gets him a proud place on our shelves. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46571785584863,"sku":null,"price":238.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/PC120082.jpg?v=1734059998"},{"product_id":"sylvain-pataille-bourgogne-rouge-2023","title":"Sylvain Pataille Bourgogne Rouge 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBourgogne Rouge is Burgundy's most basic red appellation, the label that usually means young vines and a blend of scraps. Sylvain Pataille's version is nothing of the sort. It comes from a single 1.07-hectare parcel in Marsannay, at the northern tip of the Cote de Nuits, planted in 1956. These are genuinely old vines on the same clay-limestone that grows the village and premier-cru-quality sites nearby, declassified to Bourgogne only by the technicalities of appellation boundaries. In practice this is village-caliber fruit in a regional bottle, and it drinks well above its billing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e100% Pinot Noir from that single old-vine parcel, fermented with native yeast and a portion of whole clusters, then aged around 12 months in barrel with only about 15% new oak and a low sulfur addition. Pataille presses long and slow and lets the wine finish at its own pace. 2023 was a large, ripe vintage in the Cote de Nuits that rewarded careful picking to keep freshness, and this wine holds it well. Expect a bright core of red cherry, strawberry, and raspberry lifted by violet, with refreshing acidity and the transparency of old-vine Pinot Noir. It is a serious wine dressed as an everyday one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat sets Sylvain Pataille apart is that he gives his entry-level wine the same attention as his crus: old vines, native-yeast fermentation, minimal sulfur, and patient barrel aging. He founded his Marsannay domaine in 1999 with a single hectare and now farms around 17 hectares, certified organic and worked biodynamically, ploughing by horse and keeping yields low. Trained as an oenologist and once a busy consultant, he has spent two decades proving that the northern Cote de Nuits, and even its humblest appellations, can produce Pinot Noir of real class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an ideal all-purpose Burgundy for the table. Pour it with roast chicken, a mushroom and thyme tart, grilled salmon, or a board of charcuterie and cornichons. Its bright red fruit and fresh acidity keep it lively next to earthy and savory dishes, and it is forgiving enough for a weeknight yet detailed enough to reward attention. A short chill suits it in warm weather.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592914866399,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P7230745.jpg?v=1785128829"},{"product_id":"sylvain-pataille-bourgogne-aligote-2023","title":"Sylvain Pataille Bourgogne Aligote 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Land\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAligote is Burgundy's other white grape, the one long dismissed as thin and sour, fit only for splashing into a Kir. Sylvain Pataille has done more than anyone to prove that reputation wrong. His Bourgogne Aligote comes from old vines around Marsannay at the northern end of the Cote de Nuits, split between two sites: Champ Forey, on limestone and gravel, and Auvonnes, on clay and marl studded with small stones. That same limestone and marl grows serious Pinot Noir, and in the right hands it gives Aligote a structure and minerality closer to premier cru white Burgundy than to the simple carafe wine most people expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e100% Aligote Dore, the finer old strain of the grape, from vines averaging 50 years old. The fruit is direct-pressed and fermented with ambient yeast, roughly two-thirds in used barrels and one-third in tank, then aged about 12 months with only a small amount of sulfur added at bottling. 2023 was a strong year for white Burgundy, bright and precise, and it shows here as mineral freshness, citrus, and white flowers over a taut, balanced palate with real length. There is nothing thin about it; this is Aligote made with the seriousness usually reserved for Chardonnay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSylvain Pataille is the grape's most persuasive advocate, a grower who deliberately hangs onto tiny parcels of ancient Aligote vines that others would have pulled out long ago. He founded his Marsannay domaine in 1999 with a single hectare and now farms around 17 hectares, certified organic and worked biodynamically, with horse-ploughing, high-density planting, and very low yields. Trained as an oenologist and once a sought-after consultant, he built his own reputation partly on reviving a grape the rest of Burgundy had written off. His Aligotes are now benchmarks, and they have pulled the whole category up with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAligote is a natural with Burgundian classics. Pour it with warm gougeres, a dozen oysters, escargots in garlic butter, or a round of tangy goat cheese. Its high acidity and saline cut make it ideal for briny and buttery dishes alike, and it is bright enough to wake up fried fish or a simple green salad with vinaigrette. 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The village sits at the very top of the slope where the Cote de Nuits begins, its clay-limestone soils giving Pinot Noir both mineral cut and depth. Many of Pataille's parcels here are considered premier cru quality in all but name, and a formal reclassification of Marsannay's best sites has been under discussion for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e100% Pinot Noir, a village blend drawn from old-vine parcels of 30 to 50 years scattered across Marsannay, hand-harvested and fermented with roughly 80% whole clusters using only native yeast. Pataille presses long and slow, ages the wine about a year in older barrels followed by six months in tank, and adds only a small amount of sulfur at bottling. 2023 was a large, ripe vintage in the Cote de Nuits that rewarded strict sorting and early picking to hold freshness. The whole-cluster fermentation shows through as a peppery, floral lift over bright red fruit and violet, with the kind of detail and energy that has made Pataille one of the most chased names in the Cote de Nuits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSylvain Pataille grew up in Marsannay, the son of a bus driver who spent his afternoons helping a friend in the vines. He entered the viticultural college in Beaune at 14, studied oenology in Bordeaux, and worked for years as a consulting winemaker before founding his own domaine in 1999 with a single hectare. He now farms around 15 hectares across Marsannay, certified organic through Ecocert and farmed biodynamically since 2015, ploughing by horse and planting at very high density with massal selections from top sources. His low yields, long slow pressing, native-yeast fermentations, and minimal sulfur have turned an underdog appellation into one of Burgundy's most sought-after addresses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is classic Burgundian red for the table. Try it with roast chicken and mushrooms, duck breast with cherries, coq au vin, or a board of saucisson and Comte. The wine's bright acidity and peppery stem lift cut through richer poultry and game, while its red-fruit core stays fresh alongside earthy, savory dishes. 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