NOT DRINKING POISON

NOT DRINKING POISON

The Restoration of Domaine de la Côtelette

Twenty-minutes' drive east of Nuits, wine dealer and musician-turned-vigneron Benoît Kilian is bringing back the beacon of Saône valley viticulture.

Aaron Ayscough
May 23, 2022
∙ Paid
Benoît Kilian in his aligoté.

Following his retirement in 2012, pioneering Val de Saône natural vigneron Guy Bussière's vineyards were gravely neglected by a successor for six years. Enter, in 2018, the natural wine dealer Benoît Kilian, Bussière’s former client, who at age forty was ready to become a vigneron. He purchased Bussière’s vineyards from the…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2026 Aaron Ayscough · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture