In for the long run
It doesn’t get more Chassagne-Montrachet than this
Domaine Hervé Murat – Old vines, small cuvées
Domaine Bachelet – From tiny to small
Domaine Martin-Dufour – a lesson in Burgindy terroir
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Thibault Liger-Belair is in for the long run. After setting up his domaine in Nuits-Saint-Georges in 2001 he went organic right from the start and then fully biodynamic in 2005.
– We are not here for ourselves, he says. We are here for the future. We should try not to make too many mistakes while we are here. [...]
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It doesn’t get more Chassagne-Montrachet than this. Domaine Morey-Coffinet produces 14 different wines. Only one of them comes from vines outside the village.
– With the exception of the Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Les Pucelles all our vines are located in Chassagne-Montrachet, from the regional appellations up to grand cru, says Thibault Morey [...]
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When Hervé Murat set up his own domaine in 2005 all he had was a hectare and a half of Hautes-Côtes de Nuits vines. If your plan is to make a living off your vines this is far from enough.
– Well, smiles Hervé Murat, that is not the way to do it. Still, for me it was an opportunity. It was a start, so I could start making my own wine. Then again [...]
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Three decades ago Domaine Bachelet in Gevrey-Chambertin was a tiny estate. Since then it has more than doubled in size, but with its 4.3 hectares it is still small.
– When I was 16 years old my father asked me if I wanted to become a winemaker [...]
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The majority of the Domaine Martin-Dufour vineyards are within sight of the Corton hill. The appellations differ, but the distances are short. Chorey-lès-Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Ladoix-Serrigny and Aloxe-Corton, none of them further away than a kilometre or two. In other words, a perfect lesson in Burgundy terroir and its nuances. [...]
In the late 1980’s Domaine François Gros was going downhill. Due to illness quality suffered badly and most of the wine was sold off in bulk. It was under these circumstances that Anne Gros took on the family domaine. Today she is one of the major players in Burgundy and recently she has branched out...
Pierre de Benoist at Domaine de Villaine is not your average Burgundian winegrower. In his world the aligoté grape rules, not the chardonnay and the pinot as elsewhere in Burgundy.
– The chardonnay is not my reference. The aligoté is.
While most producers in Burgundy use one or two grape varieties Domaine Bersan in Saint-Bris le Vineux is different. On their 20 hectares of vines Jean-Louis and Jean-Christophe Bersan, father and son, have six different grape varieties.
– It’s great for us, says Jean-Christophe...
