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Three new arrivals from Burgundy: A career-changer from the Loire who found his fortune in Gevrey. A quiet family estate with Grand Crus. A micro-domaine showing what 2.5 hectares can sound like.
What unites them: They make wines that whisper rather than shout.
The Career-Changer: Jérôme Galeyrand
Eight years in the food industry. Then a few harvests with Alain Burguet. In 2002, the leap: 0.05 hectares in Gevrey-Chambertin. Today it's five. Jérôme Galeyrand makes wines like himself: direct, unvarnished, precise.
His Aligoté "Alligotay" shows what's possible when you take this supposedly minor grape seriously: lemon zest, green apple, a trace of sea salt. No aperitif alibi, but a wine with backbone.
The two Aligoté vineyards "Chaumont" and "Les Blanches" play in a higher league: chalk meets ripe quince, saline length meets silky texture. These are Aligotés with the complexity of a fine Chassagne.
Among the reds, the Gevrey-Chambertin "La Justice" shows where the journey leads: wild strawberry, graphite, cool spices. A Gevrey that whispers rather than shouts – and precisely for that reason, resonates longer.
The Quiet Monument: Bruno Clair
From the ruins of Clair-Daü emerged in 1986 a domaine that today counts among the references of the Côte d'Or. Bruno Clair doesn't make wines for Instagram. He makes wines for the table – and for the cellar.
The Marsannay blanc is the perfect entry point: pear, white blossoms, a hint of hazelnut. No oak makeup, pure fruit with saline drive.
The Marsannay red wine series shows the Clair DNA: The basic Marsannay rouge is juicy and precise. "Les Grasses Têtes" and "Les Longeroies" bring more depth and spice into play – dark cherries, violets, a touch of iron.
And then the Grand Crus: Chambertin-Clos de Bèze and Bonnes-Mares – monuments with quiet voices. Silky tannins, endless length, the kind of complexity that unfolds over decades.
The Micro-Masterpiece: Thomas-Collardot
2.5 hectares in Puligny-Montrachet. Thomas-Collardot needs no more to show what precision means. Jacqueline and Matthieu Collardot make Chardonnay that tastes of chalk and smells of the sea.
The Bourgogne Aligoté is a statement: citrus zest, green apple, chalky-saline finish. No byproduct, but a precise purist.
"Les Petits Poiriers" plays in a higher league: yellow citrus, quince, a fine nutty trace – a mini-Puligny that shows where the journey leads.
The Crémant de Bourgogne underlines the Collardot signature in sparkling dress: fine mousse, clear citrus fruit, white almond. Zero powdered sugar, pure transparency.
The Essence
For Explorers: Galeyrand Aligoté "Alligotay" – shows what the underestimated grape can do
For Purists: Bruno Clair Marsannay blanc – precision without frills
For Connoisseurs: Collardot "Les Petits Poiriers" – mini-Puligny with great potential
For Special Moments: Bruno Clair Grand Crus – monuments that endure for decades
Galeyrand. Bruno Clair. Collardot. Burgundy as it should be.
Here you'll find all Burgundies in our range.
Warmly from Berlin,
David and the team at
Lebendige Weine
P.S.: Burgundies need the right glass. The Zalto Burgundy 2-piece set makes even a basic Bourgogne sing.
P.P.S.: The 2022s and 2023s are now perfectly approachable. For those buying for the cellar: Bruno Clair's Premier and Grand Crus will tell stories in 10 years that no one knows today.