Domaine Dandelion Cidre 2024

Based in Mavilly-Mandelot, Domaine Dandelion is the tiny domaine of Morgane Seuillot and Christian Knott, working just a few hectares of vines across the Hautes-Côtes. Christian, an Australian transplant to Burgundy, brings years of experience from his time as cellar master at the esteemed Chandon de Briailles.

The Hautes-Côtes is cooler and higher than the more famous vineyards below, with some of Dandelion's parcels sitting at over 420 metres. The altitude and later ripening lend the wines a beautiful freshness: bright acidity, elegant aromatics and a subtle mineral edge, with both their reds and whites feeling wonderfully fresh, refined and very, very food-friendly.

In the vineyards, Morgane and Christian work by hand and horse, while in the cellar they favour a gentle, low-intervention approach, including whole-cluster fermentation and little to no additions. The result? Wines that are precise, energetic and remarkably expressive of their cool-climate terroir.