Domaine Comte Armand is best known for the legendary Pommard Clos des Epeneaux monopole, but the small range of bottlings outside Pommard is some of the most quietly thrilling Pinot in the Côte de Beaune. The Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru is a blend of two top parcels, Les Breterins and Bas des Duresses, on limestone and clay just over the hill from Monthelie. The estate farms biodynamically (Ecocert), ferments whole-cluster-free with native yeasts in wooden vats, and ages in barrel with a restrained 25 percent new oak. 2019 was an outstanding vintage, ripe but with the kind of acid backbone that makes Burgundy age. Lovely, fresh cherry fruit and real structure — a Premier Cru with serious bones at a fraction of Pommard money.