Domaine Nicolas Rossignol

Nicolas Rossignol is a new-generation Burgundian winemaker and a star of the village of Volnay, producing wines from his own and his family’s vineyards in the Volnay, Pommard, and Beaune appellations. He began his career in 1994 at the family estate, after gaining experience in prestigious wineries in Burgundy, the Rhône Valley (Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe), Bordeaux, and Stellenbosch in South Africa. This diverse background has shaped Nicolas’ unique winemaking approach.

The winemaker produces around 30 different wines and says: “By making more wines, we learn faster – experience gained in creating one wine can enrich another.” His main focus is on Volnay and Pommard, offering a rare opportunity to taste and compare as many as 8–9 different terroirs from these appellations. He also produces wines from Beaune, while his flagship cuvée Héritière comes from a ‘Pinot Noir’ vineyard planted in 1922 near Pommard, where low-yielding old vines offer exceptional expression.

According to Rossignol, Volnay and Pommard differ in terroir: Volnay lies on a sunny slope, giving softer, rounder tannins, while Pommard, located on a former riverbed with a valley behind the village, produces more structured, expressive tannins.

At the estate, biodynamic principles are followed, guided by the lunar calendar, with gravity-flow operations in the winery and meticulous grape selection.

Wine Style

Nicolas Rossignol wines are sophisticated, with deep color, pure, intense fruit, silky tannins, and a long finish with a subtle sweetness of berries.

• Red wine – produced mainly from ‘Pinot Noir’. Volnay wines are elegant, with soft tannins and a delicate structure; Pommard wines are more powerful, with pronounced tannins and a long, concentrated finish. Beaune wines stand out for their balance and classic Burgundy character.
• Special cuvées – such as Héritière, made from old-vine ‘Pinot Noir’, aged to the level of Premier Cru wines.