Gros Hautes-Côtes de Nuits “Au Vallon” 2023

The Domaine Michel Gros offers a one-stop opportunity to appreciate the remarkable complexity and nuance to be found in the red wine from Burgundy’s Côte d’Or. For more than 150 years, the family has owned vineyards across the Côte de Nuits, and over a 45 year career Michel Gros enhanced a wonderful collection of parcels that today serve as a benchmark for understanding terroir and vintage.

Au Vallon is a parcel that faces full south, and the sunny orientation always brings a bit more ripeness and roundness to the wine. Burghound marked it particularly outstanding in its appellation. We find that it becomes accessible sooner than the regular cuvée, with both good volume and vibrancy to the delicious middle-weight flavors and a pleasant freshness that will begin drinking well before long.