Pierre Fenals makes terroirs sing

It's no longer a secret. Pierre Fenals and his little Maison en Belle Lies, which has been in Saint-Aubin for a decade, are one of our favorites every year. Pierre is discretion and mastery. It's knowledge and modesty. At over 70 years of age, this confirmed neo-winemaker continues to surprise us year after year.

Pierre made us wait. His recalcitrant knees caused a few problems, it has to be said. But above all, Pierre had decided to push his breeding to 2022. Two years! We had to wait two years to finally taste his great 2022s.

Why this choice? Because he could afford it and because "it changes everything", as he likes to tell us with his big smile. "Winemakers often lack patience or unfortunately have too many financial constraints that force them to release wines too early." That's true...

And it's a fact that when you taste his 2022s, relaxed, well-bottled, you think this man from Saint Aubin is certainly right. In the end, maybe that's what wisdom is all about?

As always, thanks to his science, expertise and feeling, this exemplary winemaker has managed to take good care of his vines and get the best out of them. The whites are deep, precise and lively. They already taste wonderful, but the future belongs to them. The reds are fresh, elegant but not lacking in density. Still vinified without sulfur, as lively and crisp as ever, these Pinots and Chardonays are examples of mastery at every level.