“The [wines of the] hugely talented Jean-Hughes Goisot … deliver flat out amazing quality, particularly given the modest appellations with which he works. Despite the fact that I have said it before, it’s worth repeating that I highly recommend these wines”. Allen Meadows, Burghound Issue #32
“Here is surely one of the greatest domaines of the Yonne (the department that includes Chablis)…” Michel Bettane, Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2009
The latest releases from the remarkable Domaine Goisot have just landed. Those searching for truly great value from the white burgundy category should be quick. We have tiny quantities.
Occasionally - in truth very occasionally - a wine importer stumbles across a brilliant producer working in one of the so called “lessor appellations”, producing wines far superior to many more famous names in more renown terroirs. Domaine Goisot is such a producer.
After Goisot was described to us by a very famous Cote d’Or winemaker a number of years ago as “one of the super stars of French winemaking” we thought we had better pay him a visit. After all, here was a producer whose vineyards are all located in little known Saint-Bris, Cote d’Auxerre and Irancy yet who is rated by Revue du Vin de France’s Les Mielleurs Vines de France (France’s leading wine guide) as one of the top few producers in the Yonne (which includes Chablis). In fact, Goisot is given the same rating as Vincent Dauvissat, one of the truly great names of Chablis. In the Yonne/Chablis section of this guide, only two producers (both from Chablis) rate higher than Goisot, and every other Chablis producer gets a lower rating! No wonder Goisot have so little wine to offer export markets - the French are buying it all!
Like all of France’s greatest winegrowers, father and son Jean-Hughes and Guilhem Goisot work tirelessly in their vineyards to...
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This wine has been one our favourite value Burgundies for the last few years. The 2009 has a lovely racy, pulpy, aromatic personality with lime, smoke, salt aromas and flavours. The only thing this... read more
100% Chardonnay. Another truly brilliant value. If this was a 1er cru Chablis you would be delighted. In fact it will give more pleasure as many Grand Cru Chablis! It's very Chablis in personality... read more
