Founded by Henri Jacqueson in 1947, succeeded by his son Paul in 1972 and now joined by Paul's daughter Marie, this domaine has long been recognised as one of the very finest in the Cote Chalonnaise and its wines adorn the lists of many of the finest restaurants in France.
They have 12 hectares of wonderfully sited vines, many of which are very old, and prune hard to reduce yields to around 35 hl/ha. They only work the vineyards manually, with very minimal vine treatments.
They are one of only two producers in the village (the other being Dureuil-Janthial) to hand-pick everything. Extremely proficient winemaking and judicious use of new oak (20% for whites and 25% for reds), makes for beautifully crafted, ripe, intense, sensual wines which have the class to belie their origins.
Les Caponnieres - Planted in 1987 on clay and a little limestone soils.
