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  • Hubert Lamy

    Hubert Lamy continues to produce wines that are equal parts genius and bonkers. We refer to them as the Cotat of St-Aubin. Who else would plant as many as 30,000 vines per hectare, risking the wrath of the appellation authorities just to see if it makes better wine? It does, by the way!

  • Hudelot-Noellat

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  • J-F Mugnier

  • Jean Chauvenet

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    Thank goodness the Chauvenet estate isn`t just a few pocket handkerchief size bits of land scattered round the region, because this is another address where the yields are falling year on year at the moment. Despite this, Christophe still has wine to sell. A witty but reserved man with an appealing combination of confidence and humility, his wines, which in some respects pay homage to Henri Jayer, though less obtrusively oaked, continue in the ageworthy mould.

  • Jean-Marie Fourrier

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    The thirtieth of October 2008. A milestone in my wine education, because the day was bookended by visits to and tastings with Fourrier and Grivot. My Burgundy obsession is shamefully recent, but even I have verticals of Fourrier wines going back to 2001, three years after Jean-Marie, whose evil twin is Rafa Benitez, began making the great strategic decisions that have taken him close to the top of the league in Burgundy.

  • Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin

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    Over the last twenty years, Benoit Droin has shown an ever more adroit hand, reaffirming Droin`s place in the region`s top tier. In his time in charge he has dialled back on the new oak his father introduced, switched all fermentations to indigenous yeast and, after extensive experimentation, moved to Diam closures for all cuvees - he believes these are a better guarantee of quality and longevity. With an impressive array of crus his wines constitute a fascinating flavour map of Chablis terroir. /NT

  • Joesph Voillot

  • Joseph Colin

    `Moi, j’aime les vins avec energie, fraicheur, vigueur.` The wines of Joseph Colin are tense and intense, complex and energetic - a little like the man himself. This is still a relatively new domaine, but you`d never know that from the quality of the wines. Since 2016 Joseph has cultivated his share of the Colin family vineyards, six hectares spread across Chassagne, Puligny and Saint Aubin. He resists what he sees as the classificatory straitjacket of biodynamic viticulture, but has nevertheless adopted many biodynamic practices.

  • Joseph Drouhin

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    Maison, landowner, producer, negociant; Joseph Drouhin make a stunning set of wines from some of Burgundy’s finest terroirs, and apply the very best of modern practice in viticulture and vinification. Their vineyard-focused approach, foregrounding low yields, high density plantings, organics and biodynamics mean all their wines are marked by a strong sense of its individual terroir.

    The domaine is run according to strict biodynamic principles.

  • Lorenzon

    Bruno Lorenzon farms 9 hectares between Mercurey and Montagny, but when you taste his wines it`s easy to forget where you are - they have the breed and class of somewhere much more glamorous than their postcode! Montagny is most known for its white wines, and Bruno`s are outstanding. Mont Laurent is meticulously crafted, full of focus, drive and elegance, Choix du Roy combines generous yellow fruit with intensity, good structure and a chiselled, saline finish. A very welcome addition to our portfolio. (NT 16/02/21)

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