Hidden Gems in Marsannay

Domaine Sylvain Pataille ★ 4.6

Marsannay AOCPinot Noir, Aligote, ChardonnayFounded 1999Sylvain PatailleECOCERTMarsannay

Marsannay reference producer farming organically since 2008. Sylvain Pataille's single-parcel Aligote bottlings have made the overlooked grape a collector's interest.

Tip: Pataille's lieu-dit Aligotes (Le Clou, Champ Foret) are the wines insiders chase; the Marsannay reds and rose round out a village few visitors think to seek.

14 Rue Neuve, 21160 Marsannay-la-Cote, France

Dietary in Marsannay

Domaine Sylvain Pataille ★ 4.6

ECOCERTMarsannay

Sylvain Pataille has farmed his Marsannay domaine organically with Ecocert certification since 2008, working a large share of Aligote that he bottles parcel by parcel. The estate is the leading organic name in the northernmost Cote de Nuits village.

Tip: The single-lieu-dit Aligotes are the wines to seek; the organic farming shows in their precision and saline cut.

14 Rue Neuve, 21160 Marsannay-la-Cote, France

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