Alain inoculates for fermentation and believes in keeping bâtonnage to a minimum. He uses a combination of 400-liter oak puncheons and up to 25% new Burgundian pièce for the premier crus. “We’re looking for a balance between the fruit and oak character,” explains Alain. “We want the wines’ minerality to show through.”

En Remilly is a south-facing premier cru sitting directly above the grand crus of Puligny and Chassagne. Alain purchased this piece of land, which had never been planted with vines, and struggled to plant the young vines in its very rocky soil, first having to break the large pieces of limestone on the surface. The site yields very elegant wines that are full of minerality.