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Guilbert-Gillet Acquires Domaine Clos de la Chapelle: Burgundy's Hottest Young Producer Just Got Very Serious

A 3.6-hectare Savigny estate, founded five years ago by a first-generation vigneron, has purchased one of Volnay's most historic properties.

François Audouze on Old Wine, Rare Bottles & Pleasure

François Audouze on five decades tasting rare old wines, the legendary 1945 Romanée Conti myth, and why analysis is the enemy of pleasure.

Roederer at the Gates of Bèze: Inside the Damoy Sale

An investigation into Champagne Louis Roederer's exclusive talks to acquire Domaine Pierre Damoy — what's actually being sold and what the math suggests it costs

The Mugneret Dynasty: One Name, Five Domaines, and the Quiet Conquest of Vosne-Romanée

How Eugène, Jules, and their descendants splintered a single family into five distinct estates—and shaped the modern landscape of the Côte de Nuits.

Montrachet at €56 Million per Hectare: Inside the Parcel That Quietly Changed Hands

An examination of a rare parcel in Puligny-Montrachet, the historical roots of its ownership, and what the numbers reveal about the financial realities of the world’s most coveted white wine vineyard

2004 Domaine Leroy Reds Retrospective

Inside Domaine Leroy 2004: Declassification, Vineyard Math, and What’s in the Bottle

1998 Domaine d’Auvenay Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru

A 1990s Leroy night: Bonnes-Mares is the electric peak of Lalou’s red d’Auvenay universe.

2019 Domaine Bizot Le Chapitre (Bourgogne Rouge)

A Bourgogne in name only — Bizot’s half-hectare of Le Chapitre turns restraint, rarity, and purity into quiet perfection

2000 Domaine Robert Arnoux Romanée-Saint-Vivant

Old vines, modest vintage, and a lesson in perfume over power.

2018 Domaine des Miroirs “I Need the Sun”

A Jura unicorn and the pinnacle of skin-contact Chardonnay—pure perfume, perfect poise

Lamy Legacy: Pillot, Hubert, & Caillat in White Burgundy

Tracing the terroir, marriages, and viticultural vision behind the Hubert Lamy, Lamy-Pillot, and Lamy-Caillat domaines—and the story of how a centuries-old name continues to shape modern white Burgundy.

1993 Domaine Leroy Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru

Mineral precision and floral lift from Gevrey’s most restrained Grand Cru

An Afternoon at Château Rayas

Inside the World of Rayas: Solitude, Grenache, and the Weight of Legacy

2019 Armand Rousseau Chambertin Grand Cru

How Rousseau carved discipline out of 2019’s abundant ripeness.

2020 DRC Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cuvée Duvault-Blochet

Declassified fruit, Grand Cru precision—how DRC turns young vines into serious wine

A Conversation with Alex Gambal: Insights on M&A, Access, and Evolution in Burgundy

From Washington to Burgundy: The Remarkable Journey of Alex Gambal

2015 Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne

Precision in Power: Coche’s Grand Cru Benchmark in a Bold Vintage

1993 Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux

More Than a Unicorn: What Happens When Cros Parantoux Delivers

Anatomy of a Ghost Domaine: Clair-Daü

How one of Burgundy’s greatest estates disintegrated—and what its pieces became

Anatomy of a Ghost Domaine: René Engel

What happens when a Burgundy legend vanishes—and how the market rewrites its story

LVMH, Inheritance Law, and the Future of Burgundy Land

What a €15.5M vineyard purchase reveals about French tax reform, consolidation risk, and who gets to stay on the land.

1996 Domaine Leroy Romanée-Saint-Vivant

Structure, soul, and the staying power of one of Leroy’s most complete Grand Crus

2017 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet

Structure, precision, and restraint in a quietly exceptional vintage