The grapes for this wine come from two sites that cover nine hectares total. The grapes from the village of Fuissé give the wine elegance and roundness, and the fruit from Solutré give the wine minerality and acidity.  No pesticides or herbicides are used in the vineyards and the grapes are...

From two parcels– Les Vireuils, planted in 1998, and Les Crotots, planted in 1925, 1926, 1992 and 2001- fermented and aged in demi-muids on the lees (no stirring) for 12 months. Floral and rich with nice acidity and a salty finish.  

In 2015, chateau owner Bertrand Gourdou was searching through an old desk when he came across a label that his grandfather had made in the early 1970's; that wine was called "Le pot-de-vin" which, in French, translates to "the bribe", which for that era was an audacious play on words for a wine...

The Montée de Tonnerre joined the Julien Brocard line up starting in the 2020 vintage. Julien began converting this site to biodynamic agriculture in 2017 and 2020 was the first year that it was certified biodynamic by Demeter. Montée de Tonnerre is in the valley adjacent to the grand crus and...