Domaine Borgeot, Chassagne-Montrachet `Vieilles Vignes`

Domaine Borgeot, in Rémigny, was founded in 1903 and is now run by brothers Laurent and Pascal Borgeot, the fourth generation of their family to manage this domaine. As the saying goes in Burgundy, if you look at the person behind the wines, you will get an idea of the style in your glass. This could not be truer for Domaine Borgeot, whose wines exhibit the calm and measured restraint of Pascal, balanced with the exuberance and liveliness of Laurent.

The estate comprises 24 hectares of sustainably farmed vineyards in Bouzeron, Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. Domaine Borgeot’s wines are fermented in a combination of temperature-controlled, stainless-steel vats and oak barrels, creating complexity while retaining primary fruit aromas. The Bourgogne Blanc Côte d'Or is a blend of three parcels, two in Chassagne-Montrachet and the third in Puligny-Montrachet. The wine is fermented in stainless steel before ageing in oak barrels, 15% of which is new. The brothers use 20-25% new oak for the ‘villages’ wines and 33% for the 1er Crus to lend additional weight and complexity.

The Santenay Blanc ‘Clos de la Comme Dessus’, hails from a lieu-dit close to the Chassagne border and displays a core of expressive yellow stone fruit. The Santenay 1er Cru ‘La Comme’ has great texture and marked salinity, and the 1er Cru ‘Les Gravières’ is defined by a lovely freshness balancing the toasty richness of the oak. The Santenay Rouge Vieilles Vignes is sourced from 80-year-old Pinot Noir vines, producing a wine of intense, lively red fruit and supple tannins.

Located close to Meursault, the Puligny-Montrachet ‘Les Grands Champs’ is aged for 11 months in French oak barrels, 25% new, creating rich intensity on the palate. The Puligny-Montrachet ‘Les Meix’ lies on the Chassagne-Montrachet side of the appellation, 25 metres from the Grand Crus, creating a powerful expression with precise mineral tension. Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Champs Gains’ is located at the top of the Puligny slope and produces wines defined by a marked freshness. The fruit for the Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes comes from 60-year-old vines giving beautifully concentrated and well-defined flavours to the final wine. The Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Clos St. Jean’ is aged for 11 months in 100% new French oak and marries bright citrus fruit character with a hazelnutty richness. All the wines are perfectly balanced with consistently well-integrated oak.