Style

A fresh yet textured expression of Chardonnay, combining limestone-driven minerality with balance, precision, and subtle richness in a classic and elegant white Burgundy style.


Vineyard

Located in Côte de Beaune, the “Les Pierres Blanches” vineyard is defined by limestone-rich, chalky soils that bring freshness, minerality, and precision. The slopes overlooking Beaune benefit from excellent sun exposure while maintaining balance through the continental climate.


Winery

Domaine de la Vougeraie farms organically and biodynamically, focusing on purity and terroir expression. Fermentation takes place in both stainless steel and oak barrels, followed by 15–18 months of aging in oak, including a portion of new barrels. Lees aging enhances texture, roundness, and integration while preserving freshness.

Nose/Palate


Citrus, lemon zest, apple, white flowers, mineral and light hazelnut notes on the nose, followed by a medium-bodied palate with vibrant acidity, creamy texture, citrus and orchard fruit flavors, pronounced minerality, and a long, elegant, slightly creamy finish.

The Côte de Beaune forms the southern half of Burgundy’s famous Côte d’Or and is regarded as one of the world’s greatest regions for Chardonnay. Its vineyards stretch across limestone-rich slopes from Ladoix-Serrigny in the north to Maranges in the south, with a remarkable diversity of soils, elevations and exposures.

The region is home to legendary white-wine villages including Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin, where Chardonnay combines richness, freshness and distinctive limestone minerality. The Côte de Beaune also produces exceptional Pinot Noir, particularly around Volnay, Pommard, Beaune and Savigny-lès-Beaune.

The area has a long viticultural history, shaped over centuries by monastic communities and generations of Burgundian growers who identified the subtle differences between individual sites. This tradition of recognising and preserving terroir remains central to the region today.

For Chardonnay, the combination of limestone, clay and varied elevations creates an extraordinary range of styles. Puligny tends towards precision and tension, Meursault offers greater richness and texture, while Chassagne combines breadth with mineral freshness. Further south, the wines often become more generous and fruit-driven.

At its best, the Côte de Beaune demonstrates why Burgundy is defined by terroir rather than grape variety alone — neighbouring vineyards planted with the same Chardonnay can produce remarkably different wines, each expressing its particular soil, position and microclimate.

Les Pierres Blanches is a Chardonnay cuvée from Domaine de la Vougeraie, expressing the classic limestone character of the Côte de Beaune. The name, meaning “white stones,” reflects the pale limestone soils that define much of Burgundy’s finest Chardonnay terroirs.

The site gives the wine a naturally fresh, mineral-driven profile, with bright citrus, white flowers, pear and subtle orchard fruit. Fine acidity provides energy, while the limestone contributes a clean, chalky and saline character.

The palate is elegant and finely textured, balancing freshness with understated richness and finishing with a precise mineral persistence.

Les Pierres Blanches is a pure and elegant expression of Côte de Beaune Chardonnay — bright, mineral and precise, with the character of Burgundy’s limestone soils at its heart.

2023 was a warm, generous and expressive vintage in the Côte de Beaune, producing Chardonnay with ripe fruit, attractive texture and excellent aromatic concentration. Despite the warmth, well-sited vineyards retained enough acidity to keep the wines balanced and fresh.

The wines show ripe citrus, pear, white peach and white flowers, often with subtle almond and creamy notes. The palate is generous and rounded, supported by lively acidity and fine limestone minerality.

Compared with cooler vintages, 2023 is richer, softer and more immediately approachable, with greater fruit concentration while retaining the freshness and mineral character of the Côte de Beaune.

2023 Côte de Beaune is a generous yet balanced vintage — combining ripe Chardonnay fruit, fine texture, freshness and elegant limestone-driven precision.