Elegant and lifted, this Puligny-Montrachet from Domaine Borgeot shows citrus blossom and crisp orchard fruit on the nose, followed by a refined, mineral-driven palate. Sourced just meters from Grand Cru vineyards, it’s a beautifully balanced white Burgundy with finesse and quiet power.

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The nose displays perfumed aromas of citrus and tree fruits, on the palate this wine is elegant and satisfying with a slight minerality to the finish.

Domaine Borgeot is situated in the Cote de Beaune village of Rémigny. Created in 1903, it is run by brothers, Laurent and Pascal Borgeot, who are the fourth generation of their family to manage this domaine. The estate comprises 23 hectares of sustainably farmed vineyards in Bouzeron, Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet.

As the saying goes in Burgundy, if you look at the person behind the wines, you will get an idea of the style of wine in your glass. This could not be truer for Domaine Borgeot, whose wines exhibit the calm and measured restraint of Pascal, balanced with the exuberance and liveliness of Laurent.

Domaine Borgeot’s wines are fermented in a combination of temperature-controlled, stainless-steel vats and oak barrels, creating complexity while retaining primary fruit aromas. The Bourgogne Blanc is sourced from four parcels of 60-year-old Chardonnay vines near the village of Bouzeron. The wine is fermented in stainless steel before ageing in oak barrels, 15% of which is new. The brothers use 20% new oak for the ‘villages’ wines and 25% for the Premier Crus to lend additional weight and complexity.

The Bourgogne ‘Clos de la Carbonade’ comes from a monopole vineyard near Bouzeron. Aged using 20% new oak, the wine has significant weight and intensity, balanced by vibrant acidity. Laurent and Pascal also own significant vineyard holdings in the village of Santenay, from which they produce several wines. The range includes a Santenay Blanc ‘Clos de la Comme Dessous’, which displays a core of expressive yellow stone fruit, and a Santenay Premier Cru ‘La Comme’ which has greater texture and marked salinity. Their Santenay Vieilles Vignes is sourced from 80-year-old Pinot Noir vines, producing a wine of intense, lively red fruit and supple tannins.

Located close to Meursault, the Puligny-Montrachet ‘Les Grands Champs’ is aged for 11 months in French oak barrels, of which 25% is new oak, creating rich intensity on the palate. The Puligny-Montrachet ‘Les Meix’ lies 25 metres from the Grand Crus and has a more precise mineral tension. The fruit for the Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes comes from vines aged 60 years old on average, giving beautifully concentrated and well-defined flavours to the final wine. The Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru ‘Clos St. Jean’ comes from the domaine’s prime vineyard site and is aged for 11 months in 100% new French oak. All the wines are perfectly balanced with consistently well-integrated oak.