Domaine Jean-Marc Millot’s 2022 Côte de Nuits-Villages Aux Faulques is a village-level Burgundy Pinot Noir that leans on site specificity rather than overt winemaking signatures. The fruit comes from a 1.78-hectare holding in Comblanchien, in the Aux Faulques climat, a limestone-leaning sector near the area’s well-known quarries and about 500 meters from Nuits-Saint-Georges’ Clos de la Maréchale premier cru. The vines are more than 50 years old, and the domaine farms organically. Alcohol is 13.5%, and production is small—about 5,500 bottles are reported by the estate.

Vinification and élevage point toward a classic, structured Côte de Nuits profile. The domaine notes a 15-day vatting and 14 months in barrel with modest new oak (10% new per the winery, though some sources cite a higher figure). Jasper Morris reports that the 2022 included “40% whole bunch vinification,” and that the sample was “just bottled” when he tasted it in November 2023.

Critical reception is notably strong. In an excellent review, Jasper Morris (Inside Burgundy) awarded 91–93 points, highlighting both color and aromatic depth: “Dense crimson ruby” with “an attractive and relatively deep red berry fruit.” He also emphasizes precision over power, calling it “delightfully detailed,” with “little wavelets of discreet berry fruit sometimes redder sometimes darker.” The note points to a savory mineral edge—“lightly saline”—and a lifted spice character: “a little white pepper.” Morris closes on pedigree and persistence, citing “a long and distinguished finish.”

Overall, this is a Côte de Nuits-Villages that aims to translate Comblanchien’s limestone into clarity, freshness, and quiet length, with the 2022 vintage delivering ripe Pinot fruit framed by saline nuance and restrained spice rather than heavy oak or extraction.