Deeply red-fruited, meaty and sauvage, but also precise. The palate has real Burgundy velvet, with extraordinary tiny-berry concentration, sweet ripe tannins and tremendous fruit intensity. There is noticeable new wood, placing it stylistically somewhere in the Méo-Camuzet or Lucien Le Moine camp: luxurious, polished and sheerly delicious. Less transparently Fixin than the Philippe Naddef bottlings, but outrageously compelling Pinot Noir. I drank it more than I tasted it, which says everything. Retasting tonight.
Deeply red-fruited, meaty and sauvage, but also precise. The palate has real Burgundy velvet, with extraordinary tiny-berry concentration, sweet ripe tannins and tremendous fruit intensity. There is noticeable new wood, placing it stylistically somewhere in the Méo-Camuzet or Lucien Le Moine camp: luxurious, polished and sheerly delicious. Less transparently Fixin than the Philippe Naddef bottlings, but outrageously compelling Pinot Noir. I drank it more than I tasted it, which says everything. Retasting tonight.
Jul 27th, 2026
Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Excellent on both days but for different reasons. The 2023 VV pours a deep ruby color with a translucent core; medium viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing and on Day 1, showed more crunchy, tart fruit like pomegranate and cranberry. On Day 2, the profile shifted to more of a ripe and tart raspberry and Bing cherry, with freshly cut red flowers, sous bois and assorted Eastern spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Quite a lovely Fixin that worked really well with food and on its own. Drink now through 2038. Thanks for the assist @Lyle Fass
Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Excellent on both days but for different reasons. The 2023 VV pours a deep ruby color with a translucent core; medium viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing and on Day 1, showed more crunchy, tart fruit like pomegranate and cranberry. On Day 2, the profile shifted to more of a ripe and tart raspberry and Bing cherry, with freshly cut red flowers, sous bois and assorted Eastern spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Quite a lovely Fixin that worked really well with food and on its own. Drink now through 2038. Thanks for the assist @Lyle Fass
1 person found it helpfulMay 28th, 2026
Fixin, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
