Domaine Coquard Loison Fleurot is a family estate in the Côte de Nuits with vines in six grands crus, from Clos de la Roche and Clos Saint-Denis to Grands-Échezeaux. Here you will find its red Burgundy, from the Bourgogne Rouge and the village wines to the grand cru bottlings.
Domaine Coquard Loison Fleurot: a Côte de Nuits family estate
The family has worked its vineyards for many generations, but for a long time much of the fruit was sold off rather than bottled at home. Bottling its own wine is a fairly recent step, which is why the name is still new to many Burgundy lovers outside France. The estate covers about nine hectares of vines across the Côte de Nuits.
Two people shape the domaine today. Claire Fleurot runs the commercial side and has built up the export business, taking the wines to new markets. Thomas Colladot has been the winemaker since 2010, and much of the rise in quality in recent vintages is credited to his work in the vineyard and cellar.
Six grands crus between Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée
What sets Coquard Loison Fleurot apart is its list of sites. For an estate of this size, it holds an unusual spread of grand cru parcels: Charmes-Chambertin, Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint-Denis, Clos de Vougeot, Échezeaux and Grands-Échezeaux. Most of them are small. In Grands-Échezeaux the family farms only about 0.18 hectares, and that wine is regarded as the top of the range. Échezeaux and Clos de la Roche, each at well over a hectare, are the largest grand cru holdings.
Below the grands crus sit the premier cru Les Beaumonts in Vosne-Romanée and village wines from Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny and Vosne-Romanée. Together they give a cross-section of the northern Côte de Nuits from a single cellar.
The Coquard Loison Fleurot wines to explore
Bourgogne Rouge and the village wines
The Bourgogne Rouge is the way into the house style: Pinot Noir with clear red fruit and the same careful handling as the top wines. The Morey-Saint-Denis and the Vosne-Romanée step up to village level and show how two neighbouring communes give different expressions of the same grape in the same cellar.
Clos de la Roche and Clos Saint-Denis
These two grands crus both lie in Morey-Saint-Denis and are made the same way in the same cellar, so tasting them side by side is a lesson in terroir: the only real difference between them is the vineyard.
Grands-Échezeaux
The flagship comes from that tiny parcel of Grands-Échezeaux. With so little land behind it, it is the rarest wine the domaine makes, and a bottle for the cellar rather than for tonight.
Winemaking: classic Pinot Noir, unfined and unfiltered
The grapes are picked by hand, and the wines spend about 18 months in oak barrels before bottling. They are neither fined nor filtered. The result is dense, concentrated Pinot Noir that shows the differences between each vineyard clearly, which is exactly what makes an estate with so many grands crus interesting to follow from vintage to vintage.
The village wines and the Bourgogne Rouge suit roast chicken, veal and mushroom dishes. The grands crus can take richer food such as venison, duck, pigeon or boeuf bourguignon. Give young grand cru bottles an hour in a decanter before serving. For more producers from the same slopes, browse our full range of Burgundy wines.
FAQ about Domaine Coquard Loison Fleurot
Which grands crus does Coquard Loison Fleurot own?
The domaine has parcels in Charmes-Chambertin, Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint-Denis, Clos de Vougeot, Échezeaux and Grands-Échezeaux.
Who makes the wines at Coquard Loison Fleurot?
Thomas Colladot has been the winemaker since 2010. Claire Fleurot leads the commercial side of the estate and its exports.
How big is Domaine Coquard Loison Fleurot?
The family farms about nine hectares of vines in the Côte de Nuits, from Bourgogne Rouge up to the grands crus.
Is Coquard Loison Fleurot the same as Odoul-Coquard?
No. Domaine Odoul-Coquard is a different producer and is not part of Coquard Loison Fleurot.