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Confuron Contetidot

As to the wines, they are excellent but it's too soon to pronounce 2015 as the vintage of the century even though it's certainly a very good one." I share Confuron's reticence to declare their 2015s as fantastic though they are at a minimum excellent and among the most ageworthy of the vintage. BURGHOUND

You don’t often hear people talk about “traditional” or “old school” producers much in Burgundy these days, I guess the region has moved on from such concepts and instead we look only at the quality these days. These terms seem more appropriate to regions who are still undergoing a renaissance and, perhaps, who have a larger number of newer producers coming on to the scene than Burgundy does. However, there are a few for who you still regularly associate with being arch traditionalists, Confuron-Cotetidot is one such domaine.

Here the wines are built to age for the long haul, the best way to approach them is to put them away in a cool and very dark place and forget they exist. Then perhaps one day you will stumble across them years later and what you uncover can be superb. The wine making here is 100% whole bunch (no surprise when you learn Yves Confuron is also the winemaker at de Courcel in Pommard who are legendary for never destemming) and the wood can be evident in their youth (but generally fades in to the background well before the fruit fills out and the phenolics get harmonize).

These are not for those looking for immediacy, or early pleasure in their wines. They are built to age and designed to really sing at full maturity, opening them young can be interesting but is rarely fulfilling, however if you have patience then Confuron-Cotetidot should be on your radar if it isn’t already. ROSCOE