Style

A fresh and mineral-driven white Burgundy, focused on precision, tension, and elegance. Lively and linear, with a pure and vibrant profile.

Vineyard

Located in Saint-Romain, in the lieu-dit “Sous le Château,” on high-altitude limestone soils. Cooler conditions and elevation contribute to pronounced freshness, acidity, and mineral character.

Winery

Hand-harvested grapes, whole-bunch pressed and fermented with native yeasts. Aged in French oak barrels (mostly used) with lees contact, enhancing texture while preserving freshness and precision.

Nose/Palate

Citrus, green apple, white flowers, and flinty mineral notes on the nose, followed by a light to medium-bodied palate with vibrant acidity, clean mineral-driven structure, citrus and orchard fruit flavors, and a crisp, fresh, precise finish.

Saint-Romain is a picturesque village in the northern Côte de Beaune, situated in a high, narrow valley above Meursault and Auxey-Duresses. Its elevated vineyards and cool exposures give the wines a naturally fresh, energetic and mineral-driven character.

The village is particularly well suited to Chardonnay, although Pinot Noir is also planted. The soils are predominantly limestone and marl, with steep slopes and higher altitude contributing to slow ripening and excellent acidity.

Saint-Romain Chardonnay typically shows lemon, green apple, pear, white flowers and fresh stone fruit, often with a distinctive chalky or saline character. The wines are generally lighter and more linear than Meursault, with greater emphasis on freshness, precision and mineral tension.

Historically, Saint-Romain was a relatively modest and isolated wine village, but its high-quality limestone terroirs have gained increasing recognition among Burgundy growers and collectors. Modern producers increasingly highlight individual parcels and the village’s ability to produce elegant Chardonnay with a strong sense of place.

The village’s altitude is particularly important: cooler conditions preserve acidity and aromatic freshness, while the limestone soils provide structure and mineral depth.

Saint-Romain offers a distinctive high-altitude expression of Côte de Beaune Chardonnay — fresh, precise and mineral, with an elegant style that can develop beautifully with age.

Sous le Château is a distinctive vineyard site in Saint-Romain, situated on the steep, elevated slopes beneath the village’s historic château. Its high altitude and limestone-rich geology are central to the fresh, mineral character associated with this part of the Côte de Beaune.

The cool conditions and calcareous soils favour slow ripening and naturally vibrant acidity, producing Chardonnay with remarkable tension and aromatic clarity. The wines typically show lemon, green apple, pear and white flowers, supported by a pronounced chalky and saline character.

Compared with the richer, broader wines of nearby Meursault, Sous le Château tends to be lighter, more vertical and mineral-driven, with freshness and precision at the centre of its identity.

The site reflects Saint-Romain’s growing reputation for high-altitude Chardonnay: pure, energetic and strongly shaped by limestone, with a clean finish and excellent expression of place.

2024 was a cool, challenging and highly fresh vintage in Saint-Romain, with the village’s elevated vineyards particularly well suited to preserving acidity and aromatic precision. A wet growing season reduced yields, while the warmer, drier conditions late in the season allowed the grapes to reach good maturity.

The Chardonnay shows bright lemon, green apple, pear and white flowers, with a distinctly chalky and saline character. The palate is energetic and finely textured, with vibrant acidity and a long mineral finish.

Compared with the warmer 2022 and 2023 vintages, 2024 is more restrained and linear, with greater emphasis on freshness, tension and clarity of terroir.

2024 Saint-Romain is a vibrant and precise vintage — fresh, mineral and elegant, perfectly highlighting the high-altitude character of this distinctive Côte de Beaune village.