The Producer
Former technical director of the Louis Latour house, Boris Champy founded his estate in the early 2010s with a clear ambition: to express Burgundy through high-altitude wines that are precise and deeply alive. Based in Nantoux, in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, he quickly established himself among the most committed winemakers of his generation. From the beginning, the estate has been run biodynamically, a strong choice that guides all of his work in the vineyard as well as in the cellar.
The estate is distinguished by its plots located between 380 and 500 meters in altitude, on limestone soils mixed with marl and clay. This unique situation gives the grapes a slow maturity, natural freshness, and great tension. The vines, mostly planted with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, benefit from a cooler microclimate than the Côte de Beaune, providing aromatic finesse and balance to the wines.
Today, the Boris Champy estate is recognized for the purity and energy of its cuvées, sought after by both discerning enthusiasts and fine dining establishments. The vinifications are minimally interventionist, favoring natural fermentations and precise aging. The wines express a contemporary, elegant, and sincere Burgundy, where freshness, drinkability, and depth take precedence over demonstration.
The Wine
The plots are managed with low vines (8,000 plants/ha), simple Guyot pruning and fan-shaped, and partially in lyre (double Guyot pruning)
Manual harvesting at the optimum ripeness. Vinifications: 228-liter barrel.
Long aging on lees: an average of 12 months with 25% new barrels, then a few months in tank (still on lees) before bottling.
The wines are unfiltered, unfined, and not cold stabilized and may present a deposit.
Tasting
A nose of citrus, white flowers, a generous and fresh mouthfeel with a nice integrated oak finish. Enjoy it as an aperitif or at the table (smoked salmon, goat cheese).
Aging potential of 3 to 5 years.