Set up after the marriage between Richard Fontaine and Gagnard Delagrange in 1985, Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard has since been producing excellent Chardonnays and nowadays is still a name that is “under-the-radar” but attracts lots of wine collectors to secure it during En Primeur. The Domaine has beautiful ownership in Chassagne-Montrachet with a few Premier Crus as well as Batard-Montrachet and Le Montrachet Grand Cru. Winemaking remains traditional in the cellar, creating intense, powerful and complex wines that are classically balanced with genuine expressions of the terroirs. We are fans of Fontaine-Gagnard as the qualities are consistent year after year and considered to be one of the best-valued white Burgundies.   We...

One of our constant favourites of Chardonnay producers from Burgundy and for many others around the world too! Domaine Leflaive has been an eminent winemaker which continuously produces astounding Chardonnay from Puligny-Montrachet for many decades. White Burgundy from Domaine Leflaive stands out of being the best in the world of wines. Madame Anne-Claude Leflaive built a strong reputation for the label under her careful and special attention in the vineyard. She made some of the most fruit-forward and terroir-expressive wines that are worthy to be added to every wine collector's cellar after she took over from her father in 1994. Sadly Anne-Claude passed away in 2015. However, Brice de La...

Vincent Girardin started his journey in 1982 at his age of 19 to produce wine from only three hectares of vines from his parents, later he extended the business by purchasing and renting more vineyards. At the beginning of his business between 1990s to 2000s, Vincent Girardin focused the Maison business by producing around 40,000 cases annually. In the last decade, Vincent Girardin has put focuses at quality improvements of the wines with a few aggressive changes, such as attained biodynamic practice in 2009, picking his grapes earlier to retain the acidity of the wines and less oak influence to...

One of our constant favourites of Chardonnay producers from Burgundy and for many others around the world too! Domaine Leflaive has been an eminent winemaker which continuously produces astounding Chardonnay from Puligny-Montrachet for many decades. White Burgundy from Domaine Leflaive stands out of being the best in the world of wines. Madame Anne-Claude Leflaive built a strong reputation for the label under her careful and special attention in the vineyard. She made some of the most fruit-forward and terroir-expressive wines that are worthy to be added to every wine collector's cellar after she took over from her father in 1994. Sadly Anne-Claude passed away in 2015. However, Brice de La...

One of our constant favourites of Chardonnay producers from Burgundy and for many others around the world too! Domaine Leflaive has been an eminent winemaker which continuously produces astounding Chardonnay from Puligny-Montrachet for many decades. White Burgundy from Domaine Leflaive stands out of being the best in the world of wines. Madame Anne-Claude Leflaive built a strong reputation for the label under her careful and special attention in the vineyard. She made some of the most fruit-forward and terroir-expressive wines that are worthy to be added to every wine collector's cellar after she took over from her father in 1994. Sadly Anne-Claude passed away in 2015. However, Brice de La...