Domaine Jean Marshall Nuit Saint Georges 1er cru Aux Argillas 2023

Country: France 

Region: Burgundy 

1er Cru

Grape: Pinot Noir

vintage : 2023

Farming: Organic 

 Jean Marshall’s father, Tim, an Englishman, was one of the first foreigners to fall in love with Burgundy to the point of settling in and setting out to build a small domaine in the 1960’s

Jean pursued scientific studies and a career as a psychiatric nurse for ten years, until 2019, when he realized that in fact, the vines of his childhood were where his heart was. Jean did a viticulture, winemaking and vineyard management program in Beaune, then worked at Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux for a couple of years in preparation to take back and begin working the family's two hectares of vines.

From the beginning Jean has farmed all of his parcels organically and entirely by hand without tractors. He practices no-till, believing in the benefits and complexity of nurturing the soil’s natural ecosystem

This wine comes from 60-year-old massale selections planted by Jean Marshall's father Tim in clay-rich loamy soils at the edge of the Hautes-Côtes valley. The south-facing slope provides warmth while cooling breezes from the valley preserve freshness. Twenty-three months in sandstone produces intense notes of blackberry, blackcurrant, vetiver, and black peppercorns, as well as a faint note of crushed violet. Silky tannins throughout a long, electric finish. Somewhat brooding in youth, this will continue to develop charmingly in the cellar.