Christian Knott and Morgane Seuillot of Domaine Dandelion have two hectares of old vines in a patchwork of small plots around the village of Meloisey near St Romain. Viticulture is organic with some biodynamics - Christian and Morgane spray raw milk on the vines instead of sulphur and eschew any machinery in the vineyards, preferring to employ their trusty horse. Once harvested by hand, the grapes are pressed in an old wooden screw press and aged in neutral oak under their house before bottling without filtration or sulphur.

This is a brand new cuvée from Dandelion made after a rare opportunity to purchase some organic fruit from friends in Savigny and Puligny. Alongside Pinot Noir from these 70-year-old vines, half the blend comprises their own fruit picked from some of their oldest, steepest vines – those in the Goutte d'Or parcel. Here the Pinot grows in small, concentrated bunches with a fairly high tannin profile. The resulting wine is dark fruited and broader than we've seen from Dandelion before, with soft tannins. This will most likely be the only year it is produced.