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Burgundy the Craft + Estate Portfolio Represents 12 Producers from the Following Appellations in Burgundy CRAFT + ESTATE NOTES ON Burgundy The Craft + Estate portfolio represents 12 producers from the following appellations in Burgundy. This guide summarizes some essential information and identifies 2-3 core SKUs from each domaine. For a full list of all Burgundy wines offered by Craft + Estate, please see our Portfolio Book at craftandestate.com. YONNE Domaine Louis Moreau, Chablis . .3 CÔTE DE NUITS Domaine Pierre Gelin, Fixin . .4 Domaine Michel Magnien, Morey-Saint-Denis . 5 Domaine Jean Grivot, Vosne-Romanée . .6 CÔTE DE BEAUNE Domaine Tollot-Beaut, Chorey-lès-Beaune . 7 Domaine Xavier Monnot, Meursault . 8 Domaine Alain Chavy, Puligny-Montrachet . 9 Domaine Blain-Gagnard, Chassagne-Montrachet . .10 Domaine Gagnard-Delagrange, Chassagne-Montrachet . .11 CÔTE CHALONNAISE Domaine Laurent Cognard, Buxy. 12 MÂCONNAIS Maison Joseph Burrier, Pouilly-Fuissé . .13 BEAUJOLAIS Domaine Blain Sœur et Frère, Brouilly . .14 REFERENCES Burgundy Commune Cheat Sheet . 15 Napoleonic Code & The Monopole . .17 MAP . 18-19 2 Domaine Louis Moreau (doh-mehn lu-ee more-oh) Location: Chablis Established: 1994 Principals: Louis Moreau (winemaker & owner), Anne Moreau (owner) Hectares: 50 KEY POINTS: 1. 6th generation grower in Chablis. Louis received a degree in oenology from Fresno State and returned to Chablis with Anne in 1994 to take over half of the Moreau family vineyards once leased to a négociant. 2. Domaine Louis Moreau produces Petit Chablis, Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru, and Chablis Grand Cru. Since 2004, the Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards have been farmed organically and are hand-harvested. 3. Louis seeks clarity of site in each of his wines and all of his decisions in the vineyard and cellar are meant to bring out the personality of each terroir. To wit, all wines are vinified and aged in stainless steel tanks, except for Grand Cru Valmur, which ages in up to 25% new 500-liter French oak. CORE SKUS: 1. Petit Chablis (peh-tee shaa-blee) 2. Chablis AOC (shaa-blee) 3. Chablis 1er Cru Vaulignot (voh-lean-yo) 3 Domaine Pierre Gelin (doh-mehn pyehr zhuh-lahn) Location: Fixin, Côte de Nuits Established: 1925 Principals: Stéphen and Marie-Odile Gelin (owners), Pierre-Emmanuel Gelin (winemaker & owner) Hectares: 11.45 KEY POINTS: 1. Pierre-Emmanuel is the grandson of Pierre Gelin. He has taken over the reins from his father and mother, Stéphane and Marie-Odile Gelin, who have run the domaine since 1969. He has an intense interest in organic production and is committed to making pure, honest wines. 2. Fixin is a small, up and coming appellation in the northern Côte de Nuits. Fixin offers one of the last great deals in Côte de Nuits red wines. 3. Domaine Pierre Gelin is the most important and prominent domaine in the appellation with the 1er Cru Les Hervelets holding as well as the only monopole of Fixin, 1er Cru Clos Napoleon (formerly known as aux Cheuzots). 4. The Domaine also has very fine holdings in Gevrey Chambertin including a tiny parcel of Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru. CORE SKUS: 1. Fixin (fee-zahn) 2. Fixin Clos Napoléon 1er Cru (Monopole) (fee-zahn kloh na-poh-lee-ahn prehm-yay crew mono-pol) 3. Gevrey Chambertin Clos Prieur 1er Cru (zheh-vray shahm-behr-tahn kloh pree-yur prehm-yay crew) 4 Domaine Michel Magnien (doh-mehn me-shell man-yen) Location: Morey-Saint-Denis, Côte de Nuits Established: 1967 Principals: Frédéric Magnien (winemaker), Michel Magnien (owner) Hectares: 18 KEY POINTS: 1. Demeter certified Biodynamic estate run by fifth-generation Frédéric Magnien who persuaded his father, Michel Magnien, to bottle the family’s wine in 1993. Prior to this, the Magniens sold their grapes to the local cooperative. 2. Holdings are spread across the villages of Morey-Saint-Denis, Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, and Vosne-Romanée, with several premier cru and grand cru vineyards. 3. Frédéric has completely reinvented the house style by partially aging the wines in hand-turned terra cotta jars. He also uses much less oak in general, and no new oak starting with the 2015 vintage. CORE SKUS: 1. Gevrey-Chambertin Les Seuvrées (zheh-vray shahm-behr-than lay soov-ray) 2. Morey-Saint-Denis (more-ay san deh-nee) 3. Morey-Saint-Denis Les Chaffots 1er Cru (more-ay san deh-nee lay sha-foe prehm-yay crew) 5 Domaine Jean Grivot (doh-mehn zhahn gree-voh) Location: Vosne-Romanée, Côte de Nuits Established: 1930 Principals: Etienne & Marielle Grivot (owner), Mathilde Grivot (winemaker), Hubert Grivot (vineyard manager) Hectares: 15.5 KEY POINTS: 1. Domaine Jean Grivot is one of the great names in Burgundy – Etienne Grivot and his wife Marielle Bize (Domaine Simon Bize) took over from Etienne’s father in 1987. Today, their daughter Mathilde is the head winemaker and their son Hubert manages the vineyards. 2. One of the first estates in the Côte d’Or to domaine bottle as a guarantee of authenticity and for quality control. 3. Holdings include the much-lauded premier cru parcels in Beaux Monts and Suchots in Vosne-Romanée along with grand cru parcels in Clos de Vougeot, Echézeaux, and the famed Richebourg. 4. Sustainable approach with minimal chemical intervention, only when necessary. The domaine uses two horses to work their grand cru vineyards, no tractors. The grapes are entirely destemmed and cold- soaked for gentle flavor extraction. CORE SKUS: 1. Vosne-Romanée (vohn roh-ma-nay) 2. Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Charmois (nwee san zhohrzh leh shar-mwah) 3. Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru (kloh duh voo-zhoh grahn crew) 6 Domaine Tollot-Beaut (doh-mehn toh-loh-boh) Location: Chorey-lès-Beaune, Côte de Beaune Established: 1880 Principals: Jean-Paul Tollot (winemaker), Olivier Tollot (vineyard manager), Natalie Tollot (commercial director) Hectares: 24 KEY POINTS: 1. This domaine has been passed down through the long lineage of the Tollot family. Today, cousins Nathalie, Jean-Paul, and Oliver manage all aspects of the family business. 2. Considered one of the most important domaines for Côte de Beaune red wines, Domaine Tollot-Beaut has helped elevate the quality and reputation of the appellation of Chorey-lès-Beaune. 3. The wines are structured and firm with minerality that represents the appellations correctly. There is silkiness and finesse in the aromatics of the wines that manifest the winemakers deft hand. 4. The Chorey-lès-Beaune punches above its weight and the 1er crus and grand crus still are values compared with their Côte de Nuits neighbors to the north. CORE SKUS: 1. Chorey-lès-Beaune (shoh-ray lay bohn) 2. Savigny-lès-Beaune Lavières 1er Cru (sa-vee-nyee-leh-bohn lah-vyehr prehm-yay crew) 3. Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru (bohn breh-sahnd prehm-yay crew) 7 Domaine Xavier-Monnot (doh-mehn zav-ee-yay mo-no) Location: Meursault, Côte de Beaune Established: 2005 Principal: Xavier Monnot (winemaker & owner) Hectares: 16.5 KEY POINTS: 1. Domaine Xavier Monnot is the former Domaine René Monnier (Xavier’s grandfather), one of the most important producers in the village of Meursault with history going back to the mid-18th century. Xavier took over and renamed the domaine in 2005 to Domaine Xavier Monnot. 2. Meursault vineyards with vines from 30 to 60 years old. Very low yields with bracing acidity throughout all the wines. Moderate use of oak is present but not a dominant component of the wines. 3. Meursault is the primary story, but Xavier’s pinot noir vineyards and wines are very fine as well. Maranges 1er Cru offers an exceptional value. CORE SKUS: 1. Meursault Les Chevalières (mehr-so lay sheval-ee-yehr) 2. Meursault Les Charmes 1er Cru (mehr-so kloh lay sharm prehm-yay crew) 3. Maranges Clos de la Fussière 1er Cru (ma-ranzh kloh duh la fwee-see-yehr prehm-yay crew) 8 Domaine Alain Chavy (doh-mehn a-lan sha-vee) Location: Puligny-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune Established: 2003 Principal: Alain Chavy (winemaker & owner) Hectares: 7 KEY POINTS: 1. 4th generation grower in Puligny, Domaine Alain Chavy was created when Alain and brother Jean-Louis split their father Gerard Chavy’s 14-hectare estate in half. 2. Stylistically produces more restrained wines with high levels of tension and acidity that evolve slowly and show great complexity with age. 3. One of the few underground cellars in Puligny because of the high- water table. 4. Practices “lutte raisonnée” (sustainable approach to winemaking with minimal chemical intervention, only when necessary) with regular plowing for weed control. CORE SKUS: 1. Puligny-Montrachet (poo-lee-nyee mohn-rah-shay) 2. Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières 1er Cru (poo-lee-nyee mohn-rah-shay lay foh-lah-tyehr) 3. Puligny-Montrachet Champs Gains 1er Cru (poo-lee-nyee mohn-rah-shay lay shom gan prehm-yay crew) 9 Domaine Blain-Gagnard (doh-mehn blan gan-yar) Location: Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune Established: 1980 Principals: Jean-Marc & Claudine Blain (winemaker & owners) Hectares: 8.3 KEY POINTS: 1. Formed when Jean-Marc Blain married Claudine Gagnard, youngest daughter of Jacques and Marie-Josèphe of Domaine Gagnard- Delagrange. Their holdings include three grands crus: Le Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. 2. Jean-Marc is passionate about the geology of his vineyards and is extremely knowledgeable about the mineral composition of each site. He tailors a variety of organic, biodynamic and lutte raisonnée practices to the unique needs of each vineyard. 3. Jean-Marc uses minimal new oak to retain each wine’s bright fruit and purity of terroir. To add richness, the lees are stirred weekly through late December. CORE SKUS: 1. Chassagne-Montrachet (Blanc) (shah-san-yuh mohn-rah-shay blanc) 2. Chassagne-Montrachet La Boudriotte 1er Cru (shah-san-yuh mohn-rah-shay lah boo-dree-oht prehm-yay crew) 3.
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