THE BEST WINES OF BOURGOGNE

DOMAINE ALAIN VIGNOT	BOURGOGNE COTE SAINT-JACQUES
Alain Vignot Vine growers of wire father, the family is owner of 12 ha vines including 10 ha of the appellation Bourgogne Côte Saint-Jacques. In 1934, my grandfather Fernand, vine grower with Paroy sur Tholon, extends its winegrowing by buying its first piece on the Côte Saint-Jacques. In 1955, my father Jacques Vignot enters the family estate, in order to cultivate and to increase the vineyard. In 1976, in fine of my studies, I join the estate with the intention to extend it, we did not produce ...
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DOMAINE GERARD TREMBLAY	CHABLIS
Gérard Tremblay A remarkable owner who manages, with his wife Hélène, and his son Vincent, a beautiful vineyard built up patiently over the years and which now covers 37 hectares, including about 10 in Premiers Crus aand others in Chablis, Petit Chablis and Grand Cru, including a fantastic Valmur, one of the greats in Chablis. Gérard Tremblay is meticulous, hard-working and devoted to quality. This tenacious chap makes his wines using all the modern techniques in the name furthering traditional know-how. His ...
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DOMAINE FRANCOIS BERTHEAU	CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY
François Bertheau This family winegrowing was taken again by François Bertheau in 2004. It represents the fifth generation to exploit this vineyard of 6.22 ha. The vines are 45 years old on average. the maturing is done out of barrels (including 20 to new wood 30%) for one 18 months duration, the wine, not filtered, will be marketed approximately 6 months after its setting in bottles.  “The 2011 were marked by one early spring, a summer not particularly beautiful, and a very beautiful back season, tells ...
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CHATEAU DE BEAUFORT - J. COUDRAY-BIZOT	ECHEZEAUX
French and international clients of Château de Beaufort use the same terms to describe the wines of J. Coudray-Bizot: elegance and finesse. The Domaine is housed in the prestigious mansion of David de Beaufort, a traditional 17th century building that benefits from cellars located under the ramparts of Beaune. Jean-Jacques Coudray-Bizot maintains the traditions of the fine high-class wines of Burgundy, by limiting inputs and by taking the best possible care of the historic vines and prestigious ...
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DOMAINE PIERRE GELIN	FIXIN
Pierre-Emmanuel Gelin The GELIN winegrowing is a family property of a dozen hectares on the communes of Fixin and Gevrey-Chambertin. The property created in 1925 by Pierre Gelin is now exploited by Pierre-Emmanuel son who integrated the company in September 2000. Types of wines: Bourgogne Passetoutgrain, Bourgogne aligoté, Bourgogne red, Fixin 1ers crus Les Hervelets, Les Arvelets and the Clos Napoléon (Monopole), Gevrey Chambertin “Clos de Meixvelles” (monopole), Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru Clos Prieur et Chambertin ...
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DOMAINE FOUGERAY DE BEAUCLAIR	MARSANNAY
This family winegrowing estate was created in 1978 by Jean-Louis and Evelyne Fougeray, due to the acquisition and tenant farming of vines in prestigious Burgundian names of the côte de nuits and la côte de beaune. It is into 1999 that Patrice Olivier the son-in-law, took over the management as well as the wine making of the Winegrowing estate. The vineyard extends today on 17 ha from Marsannay La Côte until Puligny-Montrachet, our last acquisition. The tasted bottles are particularly ...
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ROBERT AMPEAU	MEURSAULT
Robert Ampeau The Ampeau family have been skilled wine-growers for generations - for them, wine is a question of passion and an art. They sell only matured wines which are ready to be savoured - a sign of the respect they feel for their produce. Enchanting red wines - smooth, well-balanced, full-bodied in the mouth with lovely mellow tannins and lots of character and charm. Excellent length and aromatic complexity with notes of red fruit, spices and humus. The whites are aged to perfection with their ...
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DOMAINE DE MONTS LUISANTS	MOREY-SAINT-DENIS
Jean-Marc Dufouleur In charge of the First Classified High-class wines. Family winegrowing estate of 3.4 ha in Bourgogne, located in the middle of more the famous red Great wines of Cote de Nuits, the Domaine des Monts Luisants produces only red wines on 4 following finings: - Morey Saint Denis, en Pierre Virant - Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru Les Monts Luisants - Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru Les Genavrières - Clos de la Roche, Grand Cru distinctive their grounds stony ...
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CHEVILLON-CHEZEAUX	NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES
Philippe et Claire Chezeaux Here, one is vine growers since 5 generations (9 ha of vines). The work methods and of wine making remained traditional, with manual grape harvest, a long fermenting and a maturing in barrels of oak during 18 to 24 months. The Domaine Chevillon-Chezeaux produces several appellations: Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Bourgogne-Passetoutgrain, Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits white and Rouge; appellations villages, Vosne Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges, and appellations Nuits-Saint-Georges Premiers Crus ...
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DOMAINE MARC JOMAIN	PULIGNY-MONTRACHET
Famille Jomain Philippe, Catherine and Christophe JOMAIN, brothers and sisters, exploit their own winegrowing within a land grouping creates on November 3rd, 1992. The winegrowing includes/understands 9 hectares of vineyard with PULIGNY-MONTRACHET of which 4 produce primarily white great wines of world reputation resulting from the type of vine chardonnay in the appellations village, 1er cru and grand cru. Combining modernism and tradition, the winegrowing is directed with dynamism by the JOMAIN family. ...
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SCE DU CLOS BELLEFOND	SANTENAY
Laurence et Bernard Chapelle Resulting from an old vigneronne family originating in Santenay, Louis NIE acquired, in 1889, the Domaine du CLOS BELLEFOND, which remains still a family winegrowing today. Located at the South of the Côte de Beaune, Santenay , cité wine, tourist and… thermal, the Field exclusively exploits appellations villages and Premiers Crus on finings of SANTENAY, CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET, VOLNAY and POMMARD. On these grounds geologically varied of the Côte de Beaune, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, used out of ...
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