Perhaps one of the most saught-after 1er Cru as it borders Bâtard and Bienvenues-Bâtard just to the north.

Predominantly limestone soil and a steep slope. It normally shows a floral component on the nose, marked by white flowers. Round attack and then intense minerality on the palate.

Alain Chavy and his son, Corantin are purchasing fruit from the village of Macon-Chardonnay and making the wine in their cellar in Puligny-Montrachet. There are 27 villages in the Macon that have the right to attach their village names to their bottling, indicating a higher quality level and also...

From two parcels, one near Meursault and the other near Puligny-Montrachet. Aged for 12 months in barrel and 7 months in tank before bottling.

Four parcels—Cras, Poisots, Saussilles and Vaumuriens—totaling 3 acres with the vines averaging 54 years old.

From a .62 acre plot whose vines date from 1959. This parcel is located entirely in Rugiens en bas, a vineyard up for a vote on becoming Grand Cru. Jean-Pierre says that there is really no point to make it Grand Cru, however; "if it becomes Grand Cru, it is still the same wine in the bottle, you...

A very special and rare white from the Côtes de Nuits. A half a hectare is planted with Chardonnay within the Clos de la Perrière, in the areas with the most limestone. The vines were planted in 1990. Spontaneous fermentation happens in stainless steel and the wine is aged in mostly neutral barrels...

The Cellier aux Moines vineyard was so named in 1258 by the Cistercian Monks of the Abbey of Ferte. Thénard has four and one-half hectares here with a southern exposure, located in the middle of the slope. 

65% Pinot/30% Gamay/5% Côt. From estate vines averaging thirty years old on clay-limestone soils, sustainably farmed and harvested by hand. The varieties are vinified separately: each is fermented spontaneously with native yeasts and without sulfur. The Pinot Noir and Côt are destemmed and...