Winemaker
Cyril Audoin
Winemaker, Domaine Charles Audoin
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Marsannay, France
i. Biography
In Marsannay-la-Côte, France, Pinot Noir works through limestone rather than weight. The village frame matters: single-vineyard Marsannay reds can carry structure, chalky limestone flavors and a northern Burgundian firmness that asks for precision in the cellar. At Domaine Charles Audoin, where Cyril Audoin is winemaker, the wines are built around that register: clear site expression, measured extraction and no need for excess.
The Making
Village-specific Burgundy depends on repetition inside a narrow frame. The estate is closely identified with Marsannay, where red, white and rosé wines each give a different read on the same ground. As winemaker of the domaine, Cyril Audoin works inside those contours, with attention on vineyard character, texture, freshness and the mineral thread that shapes the wines. Marsannay-la-Côte, France, sets the technical and sensory terms. Pinot Noir carries much of the message, especially in its single-vineyard Marsannay reds, where structure and chalky limestone flavors sit underneath the fruit. Cyril Audoin's work belongs to that landscape: Burgundy built by balance rather than volume, and by gradual force rather than display.
The Work Today
Red, white and rosé Marsannays form the working range at the estate, primarily from single vineyards. Under Cyril Audoin, the wines are known for structure and mineral character, with a style described as exciting and elegant while still offering strong value as critics pay closer attention. The appeal is practical: tension and finesse associated with serious Burgundy, held within Marsannay's own register. Farming has been described as sustainable lutte raisonnée and almost entirely organic in practice before certification. That sequence points to continuity rather than a sudden change of direction. The domaine began full conversion to organic farming with the 2015 vintage and achieved official organic certification in 2018, formalizing work already moving that way. Domaine Charles Audoin Marsannay Rosé is the named signature bottle: a 100% Pinot Noir rosé described as a benchmark for what Burgundy rosé should taste like. Its profile is marked by high acidity, strawberry, underripe raspberry and chalky limestone flavors. The craft value is in the line: nerve over softness, brightness over breadth, fruit held in a firm mineral frame. It reflects the broader house language here—direct, textured and anchored in the limestone character of Marsannay. Single-vineyard Marsannay gives the range its internal grammar. Across red, white and rosé, the emphasis remains on structure and detail, with Cyril Audoin using one appellation to show how shifts in site can register as changes of energy, depth and line in the glass.
Acclaim
Critical attention has focused on balance of elegance and power in Audoin's wines, a useful description for Domaine Charles Audoin's standing in Marsannay. The craft impression is polish without gloss, strength without heaviness, and mineral clarity that keeps the village legible.
Profile updated July 2026
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Who is Cyril Audoin?
Cyril Audoin is winemaker at Domaine Charles Audoin.
What is Cyril Audoin known for?
Cyril Audoin produces red, white and rosé Marsannays, primarily from single vineyards.
What is Cyril Audoin's craft?
Winemaker at Domaine Charles Audoin — Domaine Charles Audoin (Marsannay-la-Côte, France).
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