From a one hectare parcel planted in 1980, just at the border of village level Fixin with a deep limestone soil and marl. It's destemmed and fermented in cement. Aged for 18 months in barrels (no new oak)

This cuvée has no added sulfur. "SS" refers to sans soufre (without sulfur).

Pinot Fin is an ancient clone of Pinot Noir that is very rarely found anymore in Burgundy. It has small berries. Arnoux's fruit is a blend from several plots in Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanee, and Nuits-Saint-Georges. The oldest vines were planted in 1959. Vinified with 60% whole clusters, aged...

Four parcels totaling 4.3 acres whose vines average 50 years old. They are located immediately below Volnay Village AC vineyards, making this a Bourgogne of unusual pedigree: apart from a small percentage from Beaune premier cru, it is all from the commune of Volnay, and it is 100% Pinot Noir (...

100% Pinot Noir. The grapes for Rosé Sakura come from the village of Cheilly-les-Maranges in a plot just next to the domaine. Bunches are direct-pressed and placed in seven to ten year-old barrels for fermentation and aging. The smoothness and fat are present in 2020 but in a perfect balance with...

From vines in the Chassagne area (classified Bourgogne). Aged in neutral barrels. Very juicy and fresh.

From vines planted during the 1970’s just north of the village, below the Route Nationale. Stony and well-drained white soils. 100% whole cluster, indigenous yeast fermentation in stainless steel tank. Aged for 12 months in barrel (no new oak), unfined, unfiltered.

Planted in 1987, near the Route des Grands Crus, classic clay-limestone soils. Aged for 12 months in barrel (approximately 40% new oak). 20% whole cluster fermentation.    Very limited.

The majority of the fruit comes from a parcel called Concis du Champs and a small part comes from Les Buttes. It's structured and the most tannic of the reds from the Bachelet brothers. The tannins give support to the dark fruit and floral minerality on the palate. Aged for 24 months in barrel.

The Clos de la Perrière is a single five hectare 1er cru monopole parcel, a true clos, surrounded by a wall in Fixin. Bénigne Joliet considers that there are four separate terroirs here and each is vinified and aged separately and blended just before bottling. The soil varies with stoney limestone...

This cuvée comes from four parcels which total 1.12 hectare, situated mid-slope and spread in homogenous fashion over the whole appellation, giving a nice typicity of Bressandes. The soils are deep and made up in equal parts of limestone and clay, giving the wine lovely balance and great length on...

Clos du Roi, one of the most famous vineyards of Corton, is just below the Le Corton lieu-dit of Corton Charlemagne,  a terroir high on the hillside, very steep and made up of clay-limestone marls containing a little sand and little topsoil. Claude describes it as a chance to taste Charlemagne as a...

Very close to Corton Charlemagne, this is a terroir high on the hillside, very steep and made up of clay-limestone marls containing a little sand. It is also a late-ripening terroir which, through its ability to drain, allows the grapes to avoid rot during the last phase of ripening. Planted in...

Maréchaudes is a part of the Aloxe commune, which is tiny with only one hundred residents! Located just below Corton Bressandes, the vineyards have east-southeast exposure; Claude explained that here, you begin to see some similarities to the soil you find in the Cote de Nuits. The soil is red as...

Berthaut has a tiny .21 hectare parcel of vines planted in the 1930's in the areas called Quartier de Nuits and Treux. Aged in approximately one third new oak. 60% whole cluster fermentation.  Very limited.

From four parcels, totaling 2.6 hectares: Au Près, Fixey, Clos du Villages, and Sorgentière. Fully destemmed. Both fermentations are completed in cement; the wine is then aged for 12 months in barrel (no new oak). Total élèvage is 18 months.

From a 1.30 hectare parcel with vines more than 60 years old and the oldest planted in 1930. Les Clos has a very complex geologically and Berthaut's vines grow into at least four different types of bedrock, Premeaux limestone, marly ostrea acuminata, crinoidial limestone, and alluvial stones from...

From the north, this is the very first 1er Cru vineyard in the Côte d’Or. In Fixin, there are only five premier crus and three of them are monopoles. There is very little top soil on crinoidal limestone and sandy marl. Berthaut owns just under one hectare, planted in 1956, 1960 and 1980. Fermented...

From a parcel called Combe de Dessus, which sits below the Clos des Chezeaux, which is below Cazetiers. Made with 20% stems in 2017 and 20% new oak. 

The 1er Cru Bois Chevaux sits mid-slope, facing east below the Clos Saint Pierre (monopole of Thenard) in a red, iron-rich soil. The vines are sixty to eighty years-old. Grapes are destemmed and fermentation (spontaneous, natural yeasts) takes place in large, wooden open top fermenters that are...

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.