Burgundy Cotes Chalonnaise Pinot Noir Cortechat 2021 Maison Gouffier 75cl

LADOIX LES CHAILLOTS 2019 CATHERINE AND CLAUDE MARECHAL 75CL

Installed in the Pommard plain in Bligny les Beaune, the estate was created in 1981 by Claude who, after training in electrical engineering, found vines to rent (about 5 ha) in different villages of the Côte de Beaune.
Over time, the plot has expanded either by acquisition or by leasing new appellations to reach an area of ​​12ha.
In 1998, Catherine, after a retraining, joined the estate full time. Very quickly, the estate placed particular emphasis on respect for the environment and the work of the vines.

COTE DE NUITS VILLAGES OLD VINES ARNAUD CHOPIN 2020 

Le Domaine Chopin and son is located in the small village of Comblanchien halfway between Beaune and Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy. The property is located in the far south of the Côte de Nuits. Arnaud Chopin and his brother, now at the head of the family estate, took over from their father a few years ago. They modernized the estate and did a lot of work on the vineyard and the winemaking.

The vineyard Domaine Chopin and son extends over a little over 14 hectares of vines aged an average of 60 years. Most of the grapes come from the Pinot Noir grape variety. The wines produced are Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru appellations, Côtes de Nuits Village and Chambolle Musigny.

SAINT GEORGE NIGHTS AT HERBUES JEAN PIERRE GUYON 2018

The DOMAINE GUYON scea is located in the town of Vosne Romanée.

The estate has been geared towards organic viticulture since the 2000s. To provide transparency in viticulture and winemaking techniques, the estate entered into an Ecocert accreditation process in 2009 and obtained accreditation in 2012 .

The family estate was born before the war, his grandfather and his father successively and wisely led it until his brother and himself took charge of it in the 1990s. The man knows each of his vines, often very old, on the end of his secateurs. Jean pierre guyon took over the operation on his own.

His ambition is to return to what he considers the old way of doing things: that is to say winemaking with most of the whole bunches; no addition of sulfur, if possible, until the spring following harvest.

Entonnage after pressing and brief passage in vat. Slow vinification according to the temperatures of the seasons.

GIVRY 1ER CRU CLOS FROM THE CELLIER TO THE MONKS 2019

The Cellier aux Moines is made up of a set of historic buildings dating from 1130, a vast Cistercian cellar, a house and its outbuildings, which dominate Givry and have stood the test of time. It was the vineyard of the Monks of the Abbey of La Ferté for seven centuries, until the French Revolution. Then it was the property of the same family for two centuries, before being acquired and restored in 2004 by Philippe and Catherine PASCAL and their three children, Camille, Marguerite and Alexis.
The Domaine du Cellier aux Moines is one of the oldest wine estates in Burgundy. Established around 1130 in Givry by Cistercian monks, it is made up of a Cellar, always surrounded by its Clos de vignes for nine centuries.
The Clos du Cellier aux Moines is a Premier Cru Classé of Givry, today covering 13 hectares, as in the time of the Monks. The Domaine du Cellier aux Moines has 5 hectares, perfectly exposed in the middle and top of the hill, surrounding the historic Cellar. Enclosed above the Clos du Cellier, is another tiny 27-acre enclosure surrounded by very thick walls, forgotten since the phylloxera crisis. It was replanted in 2010 and named Clos Pascal.

In 2015, Guillaume Marko joined the field as technical manager, vines and wines. Holder of a DNO (national oenology diploma) from the University of Dijon, Guillaume did his apprenticeship in major areas of the Côte de Nuits.

CHAMBERTIN CHAPEL GRAND CRU 2014 DOMAINE ROSSIGNOL TRAPET

Family owned: 0,54 ha 
In the Chapel: 40 has
In Gemini: 14 has
Method of cultivation: vine cultivated in biodynamics certified DEMETER by ECOCERT.

In 1155, the monks of Bèze had built at this place a chapel called Clos de Bèze because it was facing him and was therefore on the east side of the path that goes from Gevrey to Morey. A portico spanned even the path from east to west. 
This chapel was dedicated to Our Lady.

Fallen into disuse in XVth century, it is rebuilt in 1547 by the vine growers. It is Philibert de Beaujeu, bishop of Bethlehem, who dedicates again the 4 July. She was shaved after the Revolution of 1789.

The locality was initially named Sous la Chapelle (the first mention date of 1457), with a High and a Low part.

The Chapel is on a slightly declining area. It is one of the most solar and early sectors of finage Grands Crus.

The situation of the plot is just below Chambertin.

The exhibition is perfect in the Levant.

Its soil is brown, stony and very shallow. At about 30 cm, there is a band of limestone rocks (called lava) which sometimes outcrop. The lavas are flat, gray limestone slabs; they were once used to cover the roofs of houses and churches. Similar roofs can still be found in Burgundy today.

A low slope ensures excellent natural drainage thanks to permeable white limestone scree that line this remarkable plot.

The low thickness of the soil and its rather warm nature lead to La Chapelle-Chambertin a portly and sensual wine, with finesse and elegance, always with great aromatic richness and exceptional density.

The average age of the vines is 60 years (the first plantations date from 1930) and planted only in fine Pinot Noir from mass selection with a planting density of 12 500 plants / ha.

The Chapelle-Chambertin appellation brings together two localities under its name, “Chapelle” proper and “Les Gémeaux”.

Less solar than upper chapel (in a slightly deeper soil), Gemini gives fleshier wines, very dense, tannins a little more formed.

Only this Domain owns these two parcels and is able today to diffuse an assembly of Gemini and Chapel.

Burgundy Pinot Noir René Bouvier 2021 75cl

Winemaker at Gevrey Chambertin

Coteaux Bourguignons le ptit Bonheur 2020 Pascal Prunier-Bonheur 75cl

The estate was born from the association of Pascal Brunier and his wife Christine Bonheur.
Pascal Prunier created the estate in 1983 in the town of Auxey-Duresses, it is now based in Meursault. This estate  operates eight hectares of vines on the Côte de Beaune.These wines  vinified and matured for the most part in barrels, the essence of his work is to favor the vine in order to offer us great chardonnay and pinot noir.

Pascal Prunier-Bonheur leads his  vineyard  in reasoned control this domain offers us 17 appellations on plots all located in  Beaune Coast.

This little Bonheur bears its name wonderfully with this pretty pure and crunchy Gamay full of indulgence.

SAVIGNY LES BEAUNE 1ER CRU LES PEUILLETS JEAN PIERRE GUYON 2018 75CL

The DOMAINE GUYON scea is located in the town of Vosne Romanée.

The estate has been oriented towards organic viticulture since the 2000s. To provide transparency in viticulture and winemaking techniques, the estate embarked on an Ecocert accreditation process in 2009 and obtained accreditation in 2012. The family estate was born before the war, consist of

grandfather and his father successively and wisely led him until he and his brother took over in the 1990s. The man knows each of his vines, often very old, on the edge of his pruner. Jean pierre guyon took over the operation alone.

His ambition is to return to what he considers to be the old way of doing things: that is to say vinification with most whole bunches; no addition of sulphur, if possible, until the spring following harvest.

Entonnage after pressing and brief passage in vat. Slow vinification according to the temperatures of the seasons.

VOLNAY FREDERIC LEPRINCE 2019

After a scientific training in biology, his winegrowing history begins with the chance of encounters, according to the internships and the various jobs he has held. Frédéric LEPRINCE knew that one day he would have a business of his own, but first he had to learn, discover, observe and do.

For about twenty years, he discovered all the facets of the profession. Vineyard work in Beaujolais vintages, the art of Bordeaux blend, purchase of grapes and vinification from great terroirs in Burgundy ... all these moments will be decisive in that each will bring their stone to their House, step by step.

Still marked by their spirit and their know-how, here are some decisive meetings of its first life.