Domaine Hudelot-Baillet Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes, Cote de Nuits, France 2022

Domaine Hudelot-Baillet is a true Chambolle-Musigny producer with cellars in the town and holdings entirely within the appellation. The domaine was created in 1981 by Joël Hudelot and his wife Chantal Baillet. Joël retired in 2004 and passed along the reins to his son-in-law, Dominique Le Guen, who had been working with him at the domaine since 1998.

Dominique has elevated the quality at this domaine and has been described by illustrious neighbors in Chambolle as a ‘vigneron to watch’. The wines demonstrate a level of purity that could not be mistaken for anything but Chambolle-Musigny, from the Bourgogne Rouge to the Bonnes Mares.

The Chambolle Musigny Vieilles Vignes comes from 0.85 hectare spread across three different lieux-dits: Les Babillères, Derrière le Four, Les Nazoires. The vines across all of these lieux-dits are on average 60 to 75 years old. Dominique ages this wine in 1/3 new oak, 1/3 one-year old barrels, and 1/3 two-year old barrels.