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Beaune Les Prévoles, Clair Obscur 2023
Domaine Clair Obscur
Clair Obscur is the deeply personal project of Pierre and Jennifer Clair, a husband and wife team whose experience places them at the heart of Burgundy’s modern biodynamic movement. Pierre has spent much of his career as chef de culture at two of the region’s most influential domaines, first at Domaine de Montille and later at Domaine Marquis d’Angerville, estates widely recognised for their pioneering work in biodynamic viticulture. Drawing on decades of vineyard experience, Pierre oversees the family’s meticulously farmed parcels, while Jennifer leads the work in the cellar. Beginning with just 0.4 hectares of family owned vines in Corpeau, the domaine has gradually expanded through the acquisition of parcels in Maranges, Santenay, Beaune and the Hautes Côtes. Together they produce wines of remarkable honesty and energy, combining rigorous biodynamic farming with an intuitive, low intervention approach that allows each site to speak clearly.
Beaune Les Prévoles is a Pinot Noir sourced from a carefully tended parcel in the Beaune appellation, where clay and limestone soils bring both structure and finesse to the final wine. The vines are farmed biodynamically and harvested by hand before a gentle vinification designed to preserve purity of fruit and site expression. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts in wooden vats using a proportion of whole clusters to enhance aromatic lift and textural complexity. Élevage is carried out in older Burgundian barrels to support integration and depth without imposing overt oak character, resulting in a style that balances perfume, energy and finesse. The wine shows lifted red fruit, floral detail and a subtle earthy spine, carried by fine tannins and a vibrant, mineral driven finish that reflects the precision of the Beaune terroir.
Producer Domaine Clair Obscur of Pierre and Jennifer Clair
Origin Corpeau, Bourgogne (Côte d’Or), France
Grapes 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage 2023
Alcohol 13.5%ABV
Style Medium body elegant red
Bottle size 750ml
Winemaking Manual harvested, sorted in the vineyard, whole bunches are loaded into wooden vats for fermentation, gentle extraction with pigeages and remontages during a 10-day cuvaison. The wine is aged in 5-15yo 228ltr barrels for about a year before bottling with minimal sulphur. Undergoes complete malolactic fermentation. Bottled unfiltred, unfined, no S02 added.
Notes Organic, Natural, Biodynamic