Romuald’s winemaking is comparatively simple. He picks early in the morning, fills each cuve with whole bunches and fastens the cap. After a fortnight of infusion the grapes are pressed slowly over several hours and the wine is moved to old barrels for a year of élevage.

Whilst his approach to farming might be radical, the wines are anything but. Vibrant, fragrant and nuanced, they are an exercise in purity and thrillingly unique.

This sublime Pinot Noir comes from a one hectare parcel of vines up to eighty years old planted over clay and limestone in the Côte de Beaune’s Ladoix. A gorgeous, pale and limpid shade of red in the glass, it is gently perfumed with wild strawberry, stones and rose. Featherweight on the palate, this is as pure, energetic and original an expression of the grape as you will find.