
Isabelle and Denis Pommier started in 1990 with only 2 ha. They have made gradual progress, both in the constitution of their vineyards (now 16 ha) and in their cultivation practices (tillage, disbudding, certified organic from the 2014 vintage). Their wines, vinified and aged for a long time in oak barrels for Croix aux Moines and the 1st crus, have a richness and amplitude that contrast with the usual extreme vivacity of the Chablis.
According to the Bettane & Desseauve 2025 guide, “perhaps the most spectacular growth in the Chablis region over the last fifteen years”.
Quoted in the guide of the Revue du Vin de France.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (December 2025): 91/100 "The estate produced 47,000 bottles of this beautiful blended cuvée. Aromas of citrus and white fruits... Fresh fruit flavours on the palate, with good body, good balance and a salty finish typical of Chablis."
Isabelle and Denis Pommier started in 1990 with only 2 ha. They have made gradual progress, both in the constitution of their vineyards (now 16 ha) and in their cultivation practices (tillage, disbudding, certified organic from the 2014 vintage). Their wines, vinified and aged for a long time in oak barrels for Croix aux Moines and the 1st crus, have a richness and amplitude that contrast with the usual extreme vivacity of the Chablis.
According to the Bettane & Desseauve 2025 guide, “perhaps the most spectacular growth in the Chablis region over the last fifteen years”.
Quoted in the guide of the Revue du Vin de France.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2027) : 92/100 “Croix aux Moines has a more straightforward and taut profile, with citrus notes on the finish.”
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (December 2025): 92/100 "This cuvée, produced from 1.15 hectares of 65-year-old vines, reveals precise, elegant aromas of white fruit and citrus... The wine is harmonious, delicious, invigorating and dense, with fresh, juicy fruitiness and good ageing potential."
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2027) : 89/100
Isabelle and Denis Pommier started in 1990 with only 2 ha. They have made gradual progress, both in the constitution of their vineyards (now 16 ha) and in their cultivation practices (tillage, disbudding, certified organic from the 2014 vintage). Their wines, vinified and aged for a long time in oak barrels for Croix aux Moines and the 1st crus, have a richness and amplitude that contrast with the usual extreme vivacity of the Chablis.
According to the Bettane & Desseauve 2025 guide, “perhaps the most spectacular growth in the Chablis region over the last fifteen years”.
Quoted in the guide of the Revue du Vin de France.
The frosts of April 2021 were dramatic in Chablis: Domaine Pommier's 2021 harvest is barely a quarter of a normal harvest.
Isabelle and Denis Pommier started in 1990 with only 2 ha. They have made gradual progress, both in the constitution of their vineyards (now 16 ha) and in their cultivation practices (tillage, disbudding, certified organic from the 2014 vintage). Their wines, vinified and aged for a long time in oak barrels for Croix aux Moines and the 1st crus, have a richness and amplitude that contrast with the usual extreme vivacity of the Chablis.
According to the Bettane & Desseauve 2025 guide, “perhaps the most spectacular growth in the Chablis region over the last fifteen years”.
Quoted in the guide of the Revue du Vin de France.
The frosts of April 2021 were dramatic in Chablis: Domaine Pommier's 2021 harvest is barely a quarter of a normal harvest.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (August 2024): 16.5/20 “Bright, golden color. Expressive aromas of yellow fruit and flowers, with discreet toasted-wood notes. Full-bodied, fat, taut, saline, “cut” to evolve well over time.”
Vinous (N. Martin - July 2023): 90/100 “The 2021 Chablis Fourchaume 1er Cru, whiwh spent six months on the fine lees, has a lovely peachy bouquet, defaying the leanness of the vintage. it bacomes quite minty with time. The palate is well-balanced with grapefruit and orange pith abd fine acidity, nicely, composed with a simple but quite tensile finish. This is a well-crafted Fourchaume.”
Isabelle and Denis Pommier started in 1990 with only 2 ha. They have made gradual progress, both in the constitution of their vineyards (now 16 ha) and in their cultivation practices (tillage, disbudding, certified organic from the 2014 vintage).
According to the Bettane & Desseauve 2025 guide, “perhaps the most spectacular growth in the Chablis region over the last fifteen years”.
Quoted in the guide of the Revue du Vin de France.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (October 2024 ): 94/100 “Beautiful purity of northern Pinot, fresh and perfectly ripe. Scintillating fruit. A wine for medium ageing, remarkable for its harmony and relief”.
C'est William Trouillet (5ème génération) qui gère aujourd'hui le domaine familial de 19,5 ha, réparti sur les meilleures appellations du mâconnais : Mâcon-Solutré, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly Loché, Pouilly Vinzelles et Saint-Véran. Avec comme ligne directrice la volonté de produire de grands blancs à la minéralité affirmée mais toujours lovés dans une chair ample et dense. Des vins généreux et immédiatement séducteurs, au rapport qualité/prix/plaisir garanti !
Cette cuvée s'appelle Nord-Sud car provenant de deux parcelles, une au nord et l'autre au sud de Saint-Véran.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (August 2024): 16/20 “Fresh, lemony nose with a hint of white peach. Juicy on the palate, with fruit and substance. Beautiful balance.”
William Trouillet (5th generation) now manages the 19.5 hectare family estate, spread over the best Mâconnais appellations: Mâcon-Solutré, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly Loché, Pouilly Vinzelles and Saint-Véran. Our guiding principle is to produce great whites with a pronounced minerality, but always with a full, dense body. Generous, immediately seductive wines, with guaranteed value for money and pleasure!
The Vieilles Vignes cuvée is a blend of vines aged between 40 and 60 years on clay-limestone soils (Solutré-Pouilly).
William Trouillet (5th generation) now manages the 19.5 hectare family estate, spread over the best Mâconnais appellations: Mâcon-Solutré, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly Loché, Pouilly Vinzelles and Saint-Véran. Our guiding principle is to produce great whites with a pronounced minerality, but always with a full, dense body. Generous, immediately seductive wines, with guaranteed value for money and pleasure!
The Vieilles Vignes cuvée is a blend of vines aged between 40 and 60 years on clay-limestone soils (Solutré-Pouilly).
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (September 2023): 15/20
William Trouillet (5th generation) now manages the 19.5 hectare family estate, spread over the best Mâconnais appellations: Mâcon-Solutré, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly Loché, Pouilly Vinzelles and Saint-Véran. Our guiding principle is to produce great whites with a pronounced minerality, but always with a full, dense body. Generous, immediately seductive wines, with guaranteed value for money and pleasure!
The 1er cru Aux Chailloux is the estate's flagship cuvée, their fattest and richest wine because it comes from deep marl and clay soils.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (September 2023): 15.5/20 “Fruity, spicy aromas, coated with fine woody-torrefied notes. Full-bodied, concentrated, ample and delicious on the palate”.
The grandson and son of a winegrower, Christian Terrier established his estate in Clessé in 2009, purchasing 16 hectares of beautiful “cray” terroir (white pebble limestone) that is so favourable for Chardonnay. Together with his daughter Adélie, they favour natural methods (ploughing, organic treatments, etc.) and traditional winemaking techniques (slow fermentation with indigenous yeasts, light filtration, etc.). Their wines are delicious and long-lasting, with an immediate, invigorating and authentic charm.
Made from vines aged 50 years and over, the ‘petit’ Viré-Clessé village is a dynamic white wine, endowed with "a fruity freshness echoed by a very lively, long and balanced palate" according to the Guide Hachette 2025.
The grandson and son of a winegrower, Christian Terrier established his estate in Clessé in 2009, purchasing 16 hectares of beautiful “cray” terroir (white pebble limestone) that is so favourable for Chardonnay. Together with his daughter Adélie, they favour natural methods (ploughing, organic treatments, etc.) and traditional winemaking techniques (slow fermentation with indigenous yeasts, light filtration, etc.). Their wines are delicious and long-lasting, with an immediate, invigorating and authentic charm.
Quintessence, aged for 12 months in oak barrels, has extra body and aromas (lemon, quince and honeysuckle), with an elegant hint of acidity on the finish.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (June 2025): 90/100 "Well-ripened, spicy flesh, fairly robust style, solid texture. Needs to be left to age a little longer."
An emblematic estate of the Moulin à Vent appellation known in Beaujolais for being the one that, by the complexity and distinction of its wines, competes best with the pinot noir of the Côte d'Or. With 8 hectares of the best Moulin à Vent plots and very old vines (80 to 100 years old for the Heritage), Domaine Janin produces ambitious, structured, dense wines, at the crossroads between tradition and modernity, with excellent ageing potential without being too austere in their youth.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Well done! A double success for Éric Janin, elected one of the winemakers to watch in 2024 by the Revue du Vin de France and named "domaine coup de cœur" by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui in April 2023.
Les Vignes du Tremblay, a blend of several lieux-dits, is a cuvée for immediate pleasure, quickly accessible.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2027) : 93/100 “Les Vignes du Tremblay offers greater depth, underpinned by a sun-kissed expression of fruit, whilst retaining the estate’s characteristic balance.”
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2027) : 92/100
An emblematic estate of the Moulin à Vent appellation known in Beaujolais for being the one that, by the complexity and distinction of its wines, competes best with the pinot noir of the Côte d'Or. With 8 hectares of the best Moulin à Vent plots and very old vines (80 to 100 years old for the Heritage), Domaine Janin produces ambitious, structured, dense wines, at the crossroads between tradition and modernity, with excellent ageing potential without being too austere in their youth.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Well done! A double success for Éric Janin, elected one of the winemakers to watch in 2024 by the Revue du Vin de France and named "domaine coup de cœur" by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui in April 2023.
Héritage is the domaine's cuvée de garde, made from 80 to 100-year-old vines grown in low goblets on weathered granite soil.
The 2023 vintage in the press :
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2027) : 94/100 Coup de ♥ “Héritage follows in the tradition of those Beaujolais wines whose aromatic profile can sometimes be reminiscent of Pinot Noir. The wine is well-rounded, with a firm structure and lovely depth, whilst retaining harmonious and particularly appealing contours.”
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2027) : 94/100
An emblematic estate in the Moulin à Vent appellation, known for the complexity and distinction of its wines, which best rival the Pinot Noirs of the Côte d'Or. With 8 hectares of the best plots and very old vines (80 to 100 years old for the Héritage), Domaine Janin makes ambitious, structured, dense wines, at the crossroads between tradition and modernity, with excellent ageing potential without being too austere when young.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Well done! A double success for Éric Janin, elected one of the winemakers to watch in 2024 by the Revue du Vin de France and named "domaine coup de cœur" by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui in April 2023.
The rare cuvée parcellaire Les Greneriers, produced only in the best years, comes from the historic heart of the estate: century-old vines, deep granite soil and tiny yields (20hl/ha).
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 18/20 “Aromas still discreet, but rich and above all refined, precise, with ripe black fruits, floral notes... Concentrated, juicy, greedy, elegant palate, with velvety tannins, generous fruit, superb persistence and lots of class.”
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 93/100
An emblematic estate in the Moulin à Vent appellation, known for the complexity and distinction of its wines, which best rival the Pinot Noirs of the Côte d'Or. With 8 hectares of the best plots and very old vines (80 to 100 years old for the Héritage), Domaine Janin makes ambitious, structured, dense wines, at the crossroads between tradition and modernity, with excellent ageing potential without being too austere when young.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Well done! A double success for Éric Janin, elected one of the winemakers to watch in 2024 by the Revue du Vin de France and named "domaine coup de cœur" by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui in April 2023.
The rare cuvée parcellaire Les Greneriers, produced only in the best years, comes from the historic heart of the estate: century-old vines, deep granite soil and tiny yields (20hl/ha).
The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
L'Aube à Javernières is a perfect entry-level Desvignes on a parcel of 0.84 ha on the edge of the Morgon appellation (Côte du Py), a frank Beaujolais, easy to drink but with a very present background.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 16.5/20 “Vinified with 50% de-stemmed grapes, this cuvée reveals an intense color and a fine, fresh, fruity, spicy nose.... The wine is dense, greedy, coated and silky, with fine balance and finesse”.
Vinous (N. Martin - March 2025): 85-87/100 "The 2023 Beaujolais L'Aube à Javernières, which is close to Côte du Py, has an expressive red cherry-and-strawberry-scented bouquet that becomes more floral with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit, quite strict and linear with straighforward peppery/sour cherry finish. Fine."
The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
The estate's flagship, La Voûte Saint-Vincent is built on tender, greedy fruitiness, without lacking in substance.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (2026 Guide): 93/100 "This appealing style reveals a distinctive burst of fruit and a certain panache."
The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
The Château Gaillard cuvée, made from very old vines (80 years old), plays the density card.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 94/100 “Château-Gaillard is gaining in depth, its fruit is more open. Its delicate mouthfeel makes it already accessible.”
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (August 2024): 16.5/20 “The estate cultivates 1.03 hectares of 80-year-old vines in the lieu-dit. Intense, brilliant color. Expressive, precise aromas of cherries, raspberries, blackberries...Dense, delicate, elegant palate, with “sweet”, fleshy fruit, good balance and potential.”
Vinous (N. Martin - March 2023): 92/100 “The 2022 Morgon Château Gaillard is named after the lieu-dit (there is no château there), a single hectare on sandy soils, aged in 30-hectolitre concrete eggs. Redcurrant, raspberry coulis and blueberry scents blossom on the nose - very pure and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and touches of graphite. there's firm grip with a lot of substance on the finish. This should age supremely well.”
The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
The estate's four greatest cuvées (Javernières, Côte du Py, Javernières Aux Pierres and the most famous, Les Impénitents) all come from the Côte du Py climat. These Morgons combine the richness of Gamay with exceptional depth and length. Fleshy wines, made for laying down.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (2026 Guide): 96/100 "Javernières is still austere, tight and virile, but its coolness makes it delicious. In."
Vinous (N.Martin - April 2024): 90-92/100 “The 2023 Morgon Javernières has a deep and rounded nose, black cherries mixing with wild strawberries and oyster shells. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid, black-olive-tinged dark berry fruit, easing off toward the slightly confit-like finish. This is such a cemely Morgon that it will be nearly impossible to resist its youth.”
The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
The estate's four greatest cuvées (Javernières, Côte du Py, Javernières Aux Pierres and the most famous, Les Impénitents) all come from the Côte du Py climat. These Morgons combine the richness of Gamay with exceptional depth and length. Fleshy wines, made for laying down.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (2026 Guide): 94/100 "Côte du Py is dense for the locality, but it has good ageing potential."
Vinous (N. Martin - March 2025): 92/100 "The 2023 Morgon Côte du Py was bottled in July 2024. It has a lovely bouquet, very precise and complex with black fruit, truffle and light sea cave aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, fine structure and backbone. The sustained finish is probably just beginning to close down for a while. Excellent."
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 18/20 “Made from 80-year-old vines, with 95% of the grapes vinified whole and aged for 9 months in 30-hl concrete eggs (as for the Les Pierres cuvée), this top-flight Morgon has an intense color, a rich, precise nose of ripe black fruits and spices... Dense, compact, harmonious, long and racy on the palate, perfect for laying down."
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
The estate's four greatest cuvées (Javernières, Côte du Py, Javernières Aux Pierres and the most famous, Les Impénitents) all come from the Côte du Py climat. These Morgons combine the richness of Gamay with exceptional depth and length. Fleshy wines, made for laying down.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (2026 Guide): 93/100
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 17.5/20 “Intense, brilliant purplish color. Aromas of black fruit, violets, spices...Rich, full, fleshy, juicy mouthfeel, with racy, velvety tannins, generous, greedy fruit and a fresh, elegant finish.”
Vinous (N.Martin - April 2024): 91-93/100 “The 2023 Morgon Aux Pierres Javernières comes from vines planted in 1931 and aged in concrete eggs. This is slightly more opulent and candied on the nose than the Côte du Py, perhaps without the same sophisitication. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins, a little earthier in style, very well-balanced with an almost flinty finish. Excellent.”
The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
The estate's four greatest cuvées (Javernières, Côte du Py, Javernières Aux Pierres and the most famous, Les Impénitents) all come from the Côte du Py climat. These Morgons combine the richness of Gamay with exceptional depth and length. Fleshy wines, made for laying down.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (2026 Guide): 96/100 "Les Impénitents is a delight: both flavourful and reserved, it is a truly great wine!"
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 17.5/20 “In 2023, the domaine produced 3900 bottles of its now almost ‘cult’ cuvée des Impénitents from vines planted in 1920 below the hill of Py on clay and iron oxide soil. Intense color. Fine, fruity, floral, spicy, toasty nose.”
Vinous (N.Martin - April 2024): 92-94/100 “The 2023 Morgon Les Impénitents comes from the Domaine's oldest vines, planted in 1912 or 1914. Dark berry fruit, licorice and touches of graphite emerge on the nose. This is very complex and beautifully defined, one of thei more cerebral aromatic profiles in this vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, slightly chalky tannins. Dark berry fruit mixes with black tea and black olive, leading to a structured and serious finish. try to resist temptation and allow it few years to settle this bottling repays patience.”
Graeme, originally from New Zealand, and Julie cut their teeth at Domaine Ogier before setting up their own estate in 2015, with the aim of producing pure, precise and, above all, harmonious wines, both white and red. What a journey they have been on over the past decade, as the estate is now one of the most sought-after in the northern Rhône. It has been awarded two stars in the 2026 edition of the Revue du Vin de France guide (having earned its first star in the 2025 edition).
Graeme, originally from New Zealand, and Julie cut their teeth at Domaine Ogier before setting up their own estate in 2015, with the aim of producing pure, precise and, above all, harmonious wines, both white and red. What a journey they have been on over the past decade, as the estate is now one of the most sought-after in the northern Rhône. It has been awarded two stars in the 2026 edition of the Revue du Vin de France guide (having earned its first star in the 2025 edition).
The wines of Les Collines Rhodaniennes come from the Seyssuel terroir, opposite Côte-Rôtie on the left bank of the Rhône, with extremely stony soil – gneiss and mica schist – hence the name Kâmaka (meaning ‘rock’ in Māori).
The 2024 vintage in the press :
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2027) : 89/100 “Kamaka is a pure Viognier that emphasises freshness, with a light-bodied wine.”
Graeme, originally from New Zealand, and Julie cut their teeth at Domaine Ogier before setting up their own estate in 2015, with the aim of producing pure, precise and, above all, harmonious wines, both white and red. What a journey they have been on over the past decade, as the estate is now one of the most sought-after in the northern Rhône. It has been awarded two stars in the 2026 edition of the Revue du Vin de France guide (having earned its first star in the 2025 edition).
The 2024 vintage in the press :
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2027) : 92/100 "The Condrieu is full of vibrancy, with a focus on finesse."
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2027) : 92/100
Graeme, originally from New Zealand, and Julie cut their teeth at Domaine Ogier before setting up their own estate in 2015, with the aim of producing pure, precise and, above all, harmonious wines, both white and red. What a journey they have been on over the past decade, as the estate is now one of the most sought-after in the northern Rhône. It has been awarded two stars in the 2026 edition of the Revue du Vin de France guide (having earned its first star in the 2025 edition).
L'Aleau was awarded 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France: “A magnificent Condrieu, distinguished and flavourful, with splendid definition, devoid of any varietal character. It stands at the pinnacle of the appellation.”
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (2026 Guide): 97/100 “L'Aleau is a magnificent Condrieu, distinguished and flavourful, with splendid definition and not a trace of varietal character. It stands at the pinnacle of the appellation.”
Vinous (N. Greinacher – January 2026): 91/100 “The 2023 Condrieu L’Aleau shows well, opening with pristine apricot, quince, white peach, honeysuckle and yellow apple notes. Packed with more intensity and length relative to the entry-level Condrieu from the same vintage, the 2023 L’Aleau leaves the spotlight with persistence on the juicy finale.”
Graeme, originally from New Zealand, and Julie cut their teeth at Domaine Ogier before setting up their own estate in 2015, with the aim of producing pure, precise and, above all, harmonious wines, both white and red. What a journey they have been on over the past decade, as the estate is now one of the most sought-after in the northern Rhône. It has been awarded two stars in the 2026 edition of the Revue du Vin de France guide (having earned its first star in the 2025 edition).
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (2026 Guide): 94/100
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2027) : 93/100
Graeme, originally from New Zealand, and Julie cut their teeth at Domaine Ogier before setting up their own estate in 2015, with the aim of producing pure, precise and, above all, harmonious wines, both white and red. What a journey they have been on over the past decade, as the estate is now one of the most sought-after in the northern Rhône. It has been awarded two stars in the 2026 edition of the Revue du Vin de France guide (having earned its first star in the 2025 edition).
The wines of Les Collines Rhodaniennes come from the Seyssuel terroir, opposite Côte-Rôtie on the left bank of the Rhône, with extremely stony soil – gneiss and mica schist – hence the name Kâmaka (meaning ‘rock’ in Māori).
Graeme, originally from New Zealand, and Julie cut their teeth at Domaine Ogier before setting up their own estate in 2015, with the aim of producing pure, precise and, above all, harmonious wines, both white and red. What a journey they have been on over the past decade, as the estate is now one of the most sought-after in the northern Rhône. It has been awarded two stars in the 2026 edition of the Revue du Vin de France guide (having earned its first star in the 2025 edition).
Georges Vernay was once known as the “Pope of Condrieu”, resurrecting this appellation from a mere 7 ha in 1960 to almost 200 ha today. Since 1997, his daughter Christine has continued his work step by step, converting the entire vineyard to biodynamic viticulture and creating new cuvées (Les Terrasses de l'Empire, Maison Rouge, Blonde du Seigneur...) for better parcel management.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Les Terrasses de l'Empire is the archetypal Condrieu “on the fruit”, with inimitable aromas of white peach, apricot kernels and pruned almond. To be enjoyed young, for its pleasant freshness and finesse.
The 2024 vintage in the press :
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2027) : 94/100 “Les Terrasses de l’Empire literally makes you forget the grape variety, as the terroir takes centre stage with a lovely salty note.”
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2027) : 91/100