DOMAINE
HUGH LIDDELL
ABOUT
THE VINES
SAINT AUBIN &
CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET
CÔTE DE BEAUNE BURGUNDY
There is little doubt that Burgundy is one of the premium wine growing areas in the world. The tapestry of terroir and history create a unique and varied choice of wines, each expressing their origins.
Our vines planted at St Aubin are older than those in Chassagne Montrachet. Indeed, some are over 70 years old, their roots stretching through the limestone/clay soil, offering fine wines of lean minerality.
Our chassagne vines are planted in a deeper soil that give the resulting wines a sumptuous roundness making them hard to resist!
From 2022 we are classified as organic and can not wait to see how the wine turns out.
ABOUT
HUGH LIDDELL
I started my journey in the wine industry in 2003, here in Burgundy. Inspired, I returned to England to set up a sparkling wine house “Cottonworth”, on our family farm in Hampshire. However, something kept drawing me back to Burgundy, resulting in us buying parcels of vines in Saint Aubin and Chassagne Montrachet.
I started farming the vines in 2021, and what a baptism of fire!
I managed to navigate our way to harvest without too many problems and now have two delicious wines ready for drinking! 2022 was a much easier ride and now is aging in barrel in our vaulted cellars.
ABOUT
THE WINERY
The whole set-up is very small and compact. The winery is a few metres from our house and the vaulted cellars where the wine is fermented and aged are under the house. Winemaking is mainly about temperature and the cellars seem to inexplicably be the correct temperature and humidity at the appropriate time. As the grapes come in from the vineyards they are pressed very slowly and gently to extract the very best juice. This is then held in tank for between 12-24 hours when it is racked off into barrels where the fermentation and ageing takes place.
Winery / Cuverie
Cellar / Cave
ABOUT
OUR WINES
SAINT AUBIN
PREMIER CRU
Vineyard: LES PERRIÈRES
Grape: CHARDONNAY
Region: BURGUNDY, FRANCE
This wine is typical of Saint Aubin; light; expressive with a mineral core running through it. An elegant wine particularly on the nose.
CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET
Vineyard: LES LOMBARDES
Grape: CHARDONNAY
Region: BURGUNDY, FRANCE
This is a slightly fuller wine in the mouth, with gorgeous dried flowers and almond notes on the nose.
CONTACT US
Please feel free to contact me with any enquires.
Santé!