Domaine Ampeau Robert et Fils

Robert Ampeau for decades ran one of the most respected estates in Burgundy, many of the top growers in the region to this day have great bottles of his Volnays, Meursaults or Pulignys, nestled away in their cellars. Robert gradually passed the running of the Domaine over to his son, Michel, until passing away in 1994. Michel took on his father’s great and unique work.

The vines are immaculate, grass is left between each row to control the vines’ water consumption (Robert Ampeau was a pioneer of this practice.) This is not Burgundy’s most high tech Domaine, that is its charm, but the work is hard and the search for quality is meticulous. Domaine Robert Ampeau is unique in bottling its wines up early then ageing the wine in bottle, released when deemed ready for drinking. Quite how, financially this is achiev...