ProducerAurélien Verdet

Taking over from his father in 2005, Aurélien Verdet continues the domaine’s legacy of organic viticulture and precise, pure wines. The estate now includes holdings in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée villages, 1er Cru Beaux Monts, and Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes and Boudots, all organically certified. Aurélien’s dedication to his meticulously tended vines ensures exceptional fruit quality, further enhanced by his minimal-intervention approach in the cellar. His wines are a pure joy to both discover and cellar.

RegionBurgundy, France

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