07/07/2026
𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗡 | 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗶 𝗡𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻-𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱. Based in Magny-lès-Villers, the one village in Burgundy that straddles both the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune and the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, the domaine may not be in the most famous address in the Côte d’Or, but Claire Naudin has been giving conventional notion good challenge.
The estate in fact includes some of the most prestigious plots in Burgundy: 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝘅𝗲-𝗖𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗶𝘅, 𝗡𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀-𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀-𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 É𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘇𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘅. But Naudin treats the holdings in the higher reaches of the Hautes-Côtes with equal respect and care, applying the same methods and measured approach in vineyard and 𝘤𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦.
She has been farming organically and is deliberate with decisions around certification, cautious that any official standard tends to homogenize, thus impacting the distinct terroir traits the domaine tries carefully to preserve. There is confidence as well in declassifying wines when seen as necessary, especially with the unpredictability of climate change. In the cellar, the baseline is to work with native yeasts, minimal sulfur, extended lees aging, and no fining or filtration.
We carry a limited allocation across her range, from Aligoté and Hautes-Côtes cuvées through to Grand Cru Échezeaux. Now is a good opportunity to try them.
After studies in geology and agronomy and training in Australia and New Zealand, Claire Naudin took over Domaine Henri Naudin-Ferrand from her father Henri in 1994. The estate covers 22 hectares across the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune and Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, with smaller parcels in Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix, Nuits-Saint-Georges, and Échezeaux.
Magny-lès-Villers is the only village in Burgundy that straddles both Hautes-Côtes appellations.
After studies in geology and agronomy and training in Australia and New Zealand, Claire Naudin took over Domaine Henri Naudin-Ferrand from her father Henri in 1994. The estate covers 22 hectares across the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune and Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, with smaller parcels in Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix, Nuits-Saint-Georges, and Échezeaux.
Magny-lès-Villers is the only village in Burgundy that st