Recrue des Sens

Picolnax - 2019 - Yann Durieux

Burgundy

DURIEUX Yann

From Yann’s personal reserve intended for les amis – his friends. Well guess what. It’s our lucky day, we count among his amis! 100% Pinot Noir, this cuvée was created in 2013, and is a blend of the end-of-press grapes from all the estate's reds, including some of the finest plots and incredible cuvées such as Jeannot, BG, Ponts... Long aging in vats, bottled at the Domaine without fining or filtration, with no added sulfites.

Yann Durieux. He may have the look of a wayward hippy, but this is a man who’s never lost his way or his gift. The young vigneron is a wunderkind with an impeccable résumé, including 10 years at Prieuré-Roch as vineyard manager. In 2010, he and Christela took over Domaine Recrue des Sens, then an estate in difficulty. Their daughter Manon would be born there, and today one of Yann’s cuvée carries her name. In creating his estate, situated around the commune of Messanges, Yann revived a few parcels north of the Côte-de-Nuits, in the Hautes Côtes, and soon rented some vines as well to meet a growing demand. This passionate vigneron’s philosophy is simple: fundamentalist natural winemaking. Don’t be fooled, behind his laid-back image, Yann is a tireless worker, perfectionist, meticulous and determined. He could receive the award for the winemaker of the decade in Burgundy!