It is a family wine estate over five generations.

The direct sale started in 1960 with about 3000 bottles. Nowadays 60000 bottles are sold a year.

Everything is done with the family : Mr & Mrs CHARLES François and Geneviève, Mr & Mrs CHARLES Pascal et Isabelle.

   
       
  Surface area : 14 hectares  
       
  Age of vines : from 10 to 50 years old  
       
  Soil : Clayey and limestone  
       
  Grape varieties : Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Aligoté, Gamay  
       
  Harvest : hand-made  
       
  Wine-making : fermenting of 15 days  
       
  Maturing : 18 months in oak barrels, 25 % in brand new barrels.  
       
  Marketing :

80 % France , 20 % Export.

 
       
       


 
 
 
 
 

Many awards and mentions in prestigious guidebooks.

LES APPELLATIONS
 
White wines
 
Aligoté : fruity freshness. Grape variety : Aligoté
Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune : Elegant, grilled almond, Grape variety : Chardonnay.
Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune "Les vignes de Déffend" : Fine, elegant. Grape variety: Chardonnay
Meursault : Powerful, long, fine, rounded. Grape variety : Chardonnay.
Crémant : Traditional method, sparkling dry. Grape variety : Chardonnay.
Late harvest : Syrupy wine because of overmaturity. Grape variety : Chardonnay
 
Red wines
 
Bourgogne Passe-tout-grain : fruity, fresh, blackcurrant. Grape variety: 2/3 Gamay, 1/3 pinot noir.
Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune : Blackcurrant, raspberry, morello cherry, powerful. Grape variety : pinot noir.
Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune " Vieilles vignes" : fine, powerful, long. Grape variety : pinot noir
Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune "La Combotte" : long, intense, fine, powerfull. Grape variety : pinot noir
Volnay "Clos de la cave" : fine, cherry, long, vanilla. Grape variety : pinot noir.
Volnay 1er cru "Les Fremiets" : intense, long , rich, raspberry . Grape variety : pinot noir.
Beaune 1er cru "Les Boucherottes " : Very fine, soft in the mouth. Grape variety: pinot noir
Beaune 1er cru "Les Epenottes" : soft in the mouth, fine, raspberry. Grape variety : pinot noir.
Pommard : wine for ageing, tannic , powerful, blackcurrant. Grape variety : pinot noir.
 
Rosé wines
 
Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune : fragrant, soft in the mouth, rounded, easy to drink.
 
 
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