A self-taught and daring winemaker
Taking over a family plot in Auxey-Duresses in 2000, Agnès Paquet, who comes from a business background, turned to winemaking after an internship with a Californian cooper. She signed her first harvest in 2001 and has since managed a 13-hectare estate in Côte and Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, certified organic in 2022, without herbicides since 2004.
Varied terroirs and noble grape varieties
From Château-Melin in Meloisey to Pommard, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru “Les Perrières”, Chassagne-Montrachet, and Auxey-Duresses, the estate cultivates Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Aligoté on Jurassic limestone soils. The vineyard, plowed and managed manually, includes vines up to 90 years old.
Style: purity, minerality, freshness
The whites (Saint-Aubin, Auxey-Duresses, Aligoté) are distinguished by their saline notes, vibrant tension, and silky texture. The reds, of great finesse, offer crunchy fruits, delicate tannins, and refreshing acidity, embracing Burgundian typicity.
Vinification serving the terroir
Manual harvesting, double sorting, indigenous yeasts, short maceration in concrete for reds, barrels (15–30% new) for whites (11–18 months). No filtration, minimized sulfites, and limited chaptalization.
Flagship cuvées
Auxey-Duresses “Les Hoz” white & red: mineral and fruity signature
Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Perrières: saline structure and elegance
Pommard Les Combes: more ample, softened tannins
Le Clou & La Plume (Aligoté white): summer renewal, lively and aromatic
Crémant & Aliboitboit: natural, gourmet, and fresh bubbles
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