The Recipe for Savigny
Rethinking the Approach
Back to the Future
Rounding the Edges
Switching Colours
Interview
This is Savigny-lès-Beaune. Descend in to the Pavelot cellars and you will find a multitude of Savigny wines, held together by a few common denominators and separated by the terroir.
– We have the same guidelines for all our wines, says Hugues Pavelot, whether it is a [...]
Interview
Pierrick Bouley in Volnay loves the character whole-bunch fermentation brings to a wine. But it is not a technique he is using. Instead he applied organic practices and changed how things are done in the vineyards. [...]
Interview
Up in the Hautes-Côtes things have changed over the past two decades. A new generation of winegrowers, a different approach and climate change have turned this part of Burgundy into a very interesting area.
– For me the Hautes-Côtes is the future of Burgundy. There is still [...]
Interview
Clos Napoléon in Fixin has a peculiar history. Named after the French emperor this premier cru has been a monopole for a very long time. It has doubled as an orchard, dynamite has been used when replanting and soil is almost nonexistent there. [...]
Interview
Both the domaine and the village have moved from red towards white. During the last generation Domaine Jean-Pierre Maldant in Ladoix-Serrigny has increased the white wine portion considerably. It is now 30 per cent of the annual output. [...]
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...
