DOMAINE JEAN-BAPTISTE BOUDIER

DOMAINE JEAN-BAPTISTE BOUDIER

In 2014 as Jean-Baptiste worked together with his father at their family domaine in Pernand-Vergelesses it was clear they had very different approaches to winemaking and viticulture. It was clear to both father and son that the ambitious Jean-Baptiste needed to go his own way. By this time Jean-Baptiste had already worked stints at wine estates worldwide including Nicolas Rossignol in Burgundy, Vieux Télégraphe in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château Haut-Brion in Pessac-Léognan & Domaine Gauby in Rousillon.

The parcels are worked organically and are regularly ploughed to turn the wild herbs growing between the rows back into the soils and also to encourage the roots to delve deeper. In the cuvérie the wines are made with a very light touch. The must is fermented by indigenous yeasts in stainless steel with gentle extraction of tannin and colour. Sulphur additions are kept to an absolute minimum. The input of new oak is modest to allow the cool terroirs he works to express their fruit with clarity and precision. This exciting domaine shows that genuine greatness can be achieved in humble terroirs when ambition is combined with compassionate intelligence, hard work and perseverance.