Philippe Pacalet is a winery without parcels of ownership. At the start in 2001, a deliberate choice was made to rent only plots given the astronomical amounts required for the purchase of vineyards in the Côtes de Nuits and Côtes de Beaune. Philippe is a cousin of Marcel Lapierre and admirer of Jules Chauvet. It should come as no surprise with these 2 as a source of inspiration and mentor, the approach is to make wines as natural as possible.

Since 2008, it has a 19th century building in the heart of Beaune for the vinification and elevation of its wines. The harvest is not destemmed, the fermentation is done in open wooden casks, and no sulfur is used during this process. The bottling is done manually, without pumps and only by using gravity after an elevation on barriques (never new). Pacalet wines are distinguished by an unseen aromatic purity. They do not grab you by the throat but seduce you by their freshness and elegance.

This Pacalet Bourgogne comes from the famous appellation AOC Nuits-Saint Georoge and is a 100% Pinot Noir. Fermentation takes place in open wooden cuves using our own yeast cells. Extraction by pigeage (with the feet) for 3-4 weeks. The education is "sur lies" on oak barriques of 1-3 years for 15-18 months without SO2 (sulfur). The wine without being filtered before bottling. Everything works according to the principles of biodynamic viticulture.

The Pacalet Nuits Saint George comes from grapes from two parcels of Saint Georges Villages, harvested from about 45 year old vines. The wine has an infinite richness with green herbs at the start, but then many layers come with berries, sour cherry, blackberry, plums, black pepper, sage and mustard. A refined and very exciting wine. The wine is easy to drink (but then carafe) but will refine even further over time.