Alain Burguet

Alain Burguet is an uncompromising perfectionist, driven to grow the very best grapes and to make Gevrey Chambertin wines that are some of the very best of that celebrated village. From his Bourgogne les Pince Vin to the Chambertin Clos de Beze, they are classic Burgundian "vins de garde." Burguet is a very sturdy individual, a classic Burgundian vigneron. He can come off as gruff, even taciturn and is as hardy and masculine as his wines. Doma...

Well before the more global movement toward sustainability and almost 20 years before Ecocert was created to certify organic agriculture, Alain insisted on organic methods. Since the start of his career, when he first began to work rented Gevrey-Chambertin vines in the 1970s, he used only ‘contact’ products, and rejuvenated the soil with composted organic matter rather than industrial fertilizer. Most importantly, and before most of his neighb...

For many years Alain's domaine produced only 2 wines, Gevrey Chambertin and a Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes.  Since 2003 he has added some new wines including his first Grand Cru, a stunning Chambertin Clos de Beze made with grapes purchased from Domaine Damoy. You will find Alain's wines on the winelists of the finest restaurants in the world including virtually every three star in France!   The concentration, definition and sense of plac...

The Burguets are consistently one of the last domaines to harvest in Gevrey-Chambertin. In 1997, Alain Burguet noted a vegetal note on the finish of his wines and a roughness to the tannins, which he attributed to the phenolic immaturity of the grapes. So starting with that vintage, even if the sugar and acidity levels were correct, he decided to wait and seek out full phenolic maturity, resulting in fuller wines with more finesse and velvety ...