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Pierre Gelin

Domaine Pierre Gelin is a small but historically significant Burgundy estate based in Fixin, a village at the northern tip of the Côte de Nuits that produces structured, earthy Pinot Noir from limestone and clay soils. The domaine holds parcels in Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru — Burgundy's second most prestigious grand cru after Romanée-Conti — as well as in the Fixin premier cru Clos Napoléon and the Clos Meixvelle monopole. At auction, the Chambertin-Clos de Bèze averages $179 per bottle from 65 lots, significantly below market rates for better-known domaines producing the same grand cru (Rousseau, Groffier, Drouhin), reflecting the domaine's relatively modest profile. The 2010 vintage appears most frequently for the Clos de Bèze — a structurally precise and celebrated year for Côte de Nuits reds. Fixin premier cru Clos Napoléon averages $108 and the Clos Meixvelle (a monopole in the Fixin village appellation) $56. The domaine is known for a traditional, age-worthy style using large-format Burgundian oak and relatively long macerations. At $141 average across 101 lots, Gelin offers Chambertin-Clos de Bèze at prices substantially below equivalent parcels from celebrated producers.