Nuiton-Beaunoy

Nuiton-Beaunoy starts with a hillside village and a small decision that quietly changes everything. In 1957, in Orches, beneath a limestone cliff in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, a handful of winegrowers chose the cooperative path—not because it was easier, but because it was the only way to carry their region further, together.

That spirit still defines the house today: a community of growers and cellar teams working as one, patient enough to let each vineyard and each year speak in its own accent. The work begins in the rows—grass management, careful protection against disease, respect for the people and the land—and ends only when the wine feels like a true ambassador of the Côte d’Or.

Location

Their vineyards stretch across Burgundy’s most recognized slopes and their higher extensions: Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits, and the Hautes-Côtes on both sides—an area described as a true mosaic of climats, built around Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

The cooperative itself grows up through milestones that mirror Burgundy’s modern identity:

• 1961: official recognition of Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits and Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
• 1968: a new cellar built on the outskirts of Beaune
• 2001: a final merger that leaves the Cave des Hautes-Côtes as the only producer group of its kind in the Côte d’Or

Winemaking & Philosophy

The style is built on restraint and timing. Harvest is organized climate by climate, chasing the moment of optimum ripeness—hard to coordinate, but essential if the wine is going to feel precise instead of generic. In the cellar, the rule is simple: vinification stays at the service of the grapes, asking for work that’s “attentive, gentle and patient,” focused on revealing each vineyard and each vintage rather than forcing a uniform signature.

Scale exists, but it’s still presented as collective craft:

• 428 ha of vineyards
• 80 members, 27 employees
• about 3 million bottles sold, with 29% export

Sustainability and the Cerço range

Their sustainability effort has a name and a framework: they commit to “Vignerons Développement Durable”, positioning it as a viable, fair approach designed to keep economic growth aligned with environmental and social responsibility.

Cerço is the visible edge of that work. Released March 2022, it’s presented as their first range of organic wines, in conversion to organic farming until the 2022 vintage, paired with packaging decisions meant to lower impact—lighter bottles made with 78% recycled glass, bio-sourced labels printed with natural pigments, removal of the overcap, and recycled kraft cartons designed to be reusable and compostable.

Certifications

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