Domaine Goisot: More than just great value Burgundy... “The quality is flat out amazing...” Allen Meadows, Burghound

Happy Endings—In Saint-Bris (Burgundy) with Guilhem Goisot “No one but no one delivers more quality for the price than Goisot. The quality is flat out amazing, particularly given the modest appellations with which he works.” Allen Meadows, Burghound.com

“This is certainly one of the greatest Yonne estates...The estate is totally biodynamic and makes wines of remarkable purity and concentration ... Simply stunning.” Bettane and Desseauve’s Guide to the Wines of France

As many of our clients will already know, this pioneering biodynamic Yonne domaine (the same department of Burgundy which includes Chablis) produces some of the most exciting wines of Burgundy, and also some of this region’s greatest values. For a domaine that works in an area that most wine lovers have never heard of, Goisot has earned an unprecedented reputation in France. Anne-Claude Leflaive once described Goisot as a “one of the super stars of French winemaking,” while La Revue du vin de France rates only five Chablis domaines on the same level or higher. This, in spite of the fact there is not a 1er Cru or Grand Cru classification in sight. How has such a small, quiet, out-of-the-way grower broken into the Chablis elite? In short, they farm some of northern Burgundy’s purest limestone vineyards (see picture above), possess a large proportion of old vines, and practice some of the region’s most transparent, precise élevage. Most importantly, Guilhem Goisot’s biodynamic work in the vineyard – emblematic of the finest winegrowers in all of France – places him at the very top of the greater Chablis area.

We found the baby-faced Guilhem in good spirits when we caught up with him in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux,... learn more