Domaine Tollot-Beaut
Chorey-lès-Beaune domaine with fifth-generation family stewardship, old-vine Pinot Fin, and red wines handled with near-total destemming.
At A Glance
- Field
- Detail
- Home village
- Chorey-lès-Beaune
- Appellation area
- Côte de Beaune appellations
- Red-wine clone
- Pinot Fin, a refined Pinot Noir clone
- Farming
- Lutte raisonnée without synthetic fertilizers
- Named bottle
- Chorey Les Beaune Pièce du Chapitre Monopole Tollot-Beaut
The Producer
François Tollot founded the domaine in Chorey-lès-Beaune. It is now managed by fifth-generation cousins Nathalie, Jean-Paul, and Olivier Tollot. Lutte raisonnée farming avoids synthetic fertilizers. The domaine favors old vines of Pinot Fin, a refined Pinot Noir clone, for its red wines.
Grapes are 99% de-stemmed and handled as lightly as possible before fermentation. Red wines ferment for 10 to 12 days with pump-overs and twice-daily pigeage. Pigeage means punching down the grape cap, bringing the skins into contact with the fermenting wine.
Place
Chorey-lès-Beaune is the village named in the domaine's founding, while the portfolio reaches across Côte de Beaune appellations. Appellation names attach a Burgundy wine to its geographic origin, so place appears directly in the range. The named Chorey bottle carries Chorey-lès-Beaune on its label.
Wines
The portfolio includes the red Chorey Les Beaune Pièce du Chapitre Monopole Tollot-Beaut, Clos du Roi, and Corton-Bressandes. The Chorey bottle is a red Côte de Beaune wine, while the other two names also appear in the range. Monopole is a Burgundy term for a named vineyard controlled by one domaine.
The 2022 Chorey-lès-Beaune opens with sweet plums, roses, and violets, with a hint of iron. Its tannins are soft and silky.
Final Word
Domaine Tollot-Beaut is rooted in Chorey-lès-Beaune, farmed by the Tollot family, and built around old-vine Pinot Fin and named Côte de Beaune wines.