Back to basics

It's the story of two brothers who decide to get together and create something that makes sense;

The sun is back, and the first spring cuvées are blooming. It's exciting, of course, to discover the first wines from the 2024 vintage, but they're also magnificent bowling pins - indeed, big guns - that will be the perfect accompaniment to your first outdoor lunches (indoors, they're also very good, we assure you).

This year, it's the Chapuis and Chapuis brothers who are the first to pull out the big guns. No less than 5 cuvées are presented to us, with all that pleasant freshness that caresses our still-drowsy palates.

But before getting to the heart of the matter, let's go back a few years... This is the story of two brothers who decide to get together and create something that makes sense. It's the story of a return to the roots, to the family land of Côte de Beaune. Well, especially for Romain, who spent a lot of time on the move, from Lebanon to Australia, before returning to France. The story began in 2009, when Jean-Guillaume and Romain, former kids from Aloxe-Corton, decided to set up their wine merchant house in the heart of Burgundy, in Pommard, not far from where they grew up and where their roots are.

They select beautiful grapes, often with organic labels, and work in the simplest way possible: vinification without sulfur, indigenous yeasts, very little intervention, no filtration and a lot of patience. The grapes are allowed to express themselves and the terroir to infuse.

At Mes Bourgognes, we've been following their adventures from the very beginning. In 2009, we presented their very first wine, a lovely Bourgogne Chardonnay. After that, we lost touch a little, but kept a close eye on each of their vintages. We've come to appreciate their steady progress, year after year. Until the 2022 vintage, which convinced us once and for all that the two brothers had really found their style, their identity. 2023 is another milestone, and we're delighted. The same goes for the first 2024s in short pants, frisky, frisky and full of energy!

As for the 2023s, both the whites (Rully, Chorey, Corton Charlemagne) and the reds (Bourgogne, Cotes de Nuits, Aloxe-Corton, Chorey, Pernand, Corton...) seduced us with their energy, purity and brilliance. These are wines that ring true, reflecting the quest for authenticity of these two brothers, together, at home, where they belong.