Patrick Maroiller & Fils Bourgogne Rouge 2022
Location: France, Burgundy
Winemaker: Stephane Maroiller
Grapes: Pinot Noir
From us at M&L: As a contract farmer Stephane Maroiller does the heavy lifting for several well-capitalized producers in Burgundy. However, the utter magic he performs - in his own, tiny cellar, with fruit from his family’s equally tiny parcels - is profound. “Small production” is relative, but in this case it is inadequate in describing what amounts to what can best be described as a labor of love (a good year will yield about 1200 bottles).
We just received a small tranche of his pure, lithe, succulent Bourgogne Pinot Noir from a few rows in Nuits Saint Georges.
This is wholesome, communal wine equally fitting for any kind of table or a fireside picnic.
From the Importer Wine Traditions: Patrick Maroiller was an early proponent of organic farming in Burgundy. He worked for the Domaine Henri Martin beginning in 1992 and transitioned their vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin from conventional to organic in 2001. At the same time, he developed his minimalist approach to winemaking. After two decades with Henri Richard, Patrick began working for other domains that wanted to farm organically while producing his own wines in his cramped cellar in Gevrey-Chambertin from his family’s vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin and Marsannay. His son, Stephane, took over with the 2019 vintage and has followed very much in Patrick’s footsteps. Stephane produces certified organic wines from Uchizy (Bourgogne Blanc), Nuits Saint Georges (Bourgogne Pinot Noir), Marsannay “Potey”, Marsannay “Aux Grands Bandeaux”, and Gevrey-Chambertin.
Because the quantities are so limited, between 600 and 1,200 bottles per wine, Stephane also works as a contract farmer specializing in organic farming. He has continued his father’s approach to winemaking and relies on indigenous yeasts and adds only 20 mg/L of SO2 when the wine is racked before bottling.
Stephane tries to do as much work as possible without a tractor, preferring an atomizer on his back. The “Aux Grands Bandeaux” vineyard has not seen a chemical spray since 1960. In the cellar he rarely uses a pump. The simple techniques produce stunningly delicious wines.
Location: France, Burgundy
Winemaker: Stephane Maroiller
Grapes: Pinot Noir
From us at M&L: As a contract farmer Stephane Maroiller does the heavy lifting for several well-capitalized producers in Burgundy. However, the utter magic he performs - in his own, tiny cellar, with fruit from his family’s equally tiny parcels - is profound. “Small production” is relative, but in this case it is inadequate in describing what amounts to what can best be described as a labor of love (a good year will yield about 1200 bottles).
We just received a small tranche of his pure, lithe, succulent Bourgogne Pinot Noir from a few rows in Nuits Saint Georges.
This is wholesome, communal wine equally fitting for any kind of table or a fireside picnic.
From the Importer Wine Traditions: Patrick Maroiller was an early proponent of organic farming in Burgundy. He worked for the Domaine Henri Martin beginning in 1992 and transitioned their vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin from conventional to organic in 2001. At the same time, he developed his minimalist approach to winemaking. After two decades with Henri Richard, Patrick began working for other domains that wanted to farm organically while producing his own wines in his cramped cellar in Gevrey-Chambertin from his family’s vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin and Marsannay. His son, Stephane, took over with the 2019 vintage and has followed very much in Patrick’s footsteps. Stephane produces certified organic wines from Uchizy (Bourgogne Blanc), Nuits Saint Georges (Bourgogne Pinot Noir), Marsannay “Potey”, Marsannay “Aux Grands Bandeaux”, and Gevrey-Chambertin.
Because the quantities are so limited, between 600 and 1,200 bottles per wine, Stephane also works as a contract farmer specializing in organic farming. He has continued his father’s approach to winemaking and relies on indigenous yeasts and adds only 20 mg/L of SO2 when the wine is racked before bottling.
Stephane tries to do as much work as possible without a tractor, preferring an atomizer on his back. The “Aux Grands Bandeaux” vineyard has not seen a chemical spray since 1960. In the cellar he rarely uses a pump. The simple techniques produce stunningly delicious wines.
Location: France, Burgundy
Winemaker: Stephane Maroiller
Grapes: Pinot Noir
From us at M&L: As a contract farmer Stephane Maroiller does the heavy lifting for several well-capitalized producers in Burgundy. However, the utter magic he performs - in his own, tiny cellar, with fruit from his family’s equally tiny parcels - is profound. “Small production” is relative, but in this case it is inadequate in describing what amounts to what can best be described as a labor of love (a good year will yield about 1200 bottles).
We just received a small tranche of his pure, lithe, succulent Bourgogne Pinot Noir from a few rows in Nuits Saint Georges.
This is wholesome, communal wine equally fitting for any kind of table or a fireside picnic.
From the Importer Wine Traditions: Patrick Maroiller was an early proponent of organic farming in Burgundy. He worked for the Domaine Henri Martin beginning in 1992 and transitioned their vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin from conventional to organic in 2001. At the same time, he developed his minimalist approach to winemaking. After two decades with Henri Richard, Patrick began working for other domains that wanted to farm organically while producing his own wines in his cramped cellar in Gevrey-Chambertin from his family’s vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin and Marsannay. His son, Stephane, took over with the 2019 vintage and has followed very much in Patrick’s footsteps. Stephane produces certified organic wines from Uchizy (Bourgogne Blanc), Nuits Saint Georges (Bourgogne Pinot Noir), Marsannay “Potey”, Marsannay “Aux Grands Bandeaux”, and Gevrey-Chambertin.
Because the quantities are so limited, between 600 and 1,200 bottles per wine, Stephane also works as a contract farmer specializing in organic farming. He has continued his father’s approach to winemaking and relies on indigenous yeasts and adds only 20 mg/L of SO2 when the wine is racked before bottling.
Stephane tries to do as much work as possible without a tractor, preferring an atomizer on his back. The “Aux Grands Bandeaux” vineyard has not seen a chemical spray since 1960. In the cellar he rarely uses a pump. The simple techniques produce stunningly delicious wines.