We have a treasure : it’s the terroir.
Bizot is noted for his unusual winemaking, which would usually be described as ‘minimal intervention’: there is no de-stemming of berries and very little addition of sulfur dioxide at any stage. However, he also uses 100% new French oak (Rousseau tonnellerie) for all his wines, including Bourgogne Rouge. The wines are not blended across barrels and are bottled by hand.
Qualitatively, vineyard classifications are almost irrelevant at this address: many domaines would love to produce a grand cru at the level of Bizot’s village wines. There is disagreement among Bizot adherents about whether the wines drink best in their showy youth or should be left for two decades for their full complexities to be revealed. Either way, for those lucky enough to experience them, it is obvious that Domaine Bizot’s wines belong in the pantheon of the very greatest of red Burgundies.
Bizot Collection
