Vieux Chateau Champs de Mars Cotes de Castillon 2000 NO20230802 sea-influenced hills of Bot River

sea-influenced hills of Bot River

known for his meticulous vineyard work and precise winemaking

from an address whose reputation hasn't caught up to what's in the bottle

He always maintained the site has more in common with Chambolle-Musigny than the rest of Nuits

fermented in stainless steel with minimal intervention

Vieux Chateau Champs de Mars Cotes de Castillon 2000 NO20230802 sea-influenced hills of Bot RiverA perfectly cellared back vintage from a quietly brilliant Castillon estate. Vieux Chateau Champs de Mars sits in Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux on the right bank, near Le Puy, where Regis Moro farmed organically and worked with low intervention long before it was fashionable, spontaneous fermentations, no new oak, gentle bottling. This Merlot led blend with Cabernet Franc comes from clay limestone soils and, now twenty five years on, the 2000 vintage is