Forming a domaine without an inheritance in Burgundy feels almost impossible. Land is scarce, and prices seem to have no ceiling. But as the best growers keep showing, where there is a will, there is a way.

Some of our favorite négociants—small upstarts who began by sourcing fruit—can now proudly point to vineyards of their own. Our newest arrivals occupy this short list: Chanterêves, Bastian Wolber, and Pierre-Olivier Garcia. And, they're joined by a seldom-seen new name in Vosne: Boigey Frères.

There’s a blend of effusive ’23s and pulsing, energetic ’24s below—confirmation yet again that there's never been a more exciting time to explore Burgundy.

BASTIAN WOLBER

For the German expat now based in the Côte de Beaune, this release marks a real turning point: more wines from his own domaine fruit, extended élevage on the most serious bottlings—hence all of his ’23s only just now reaching the market—and his first Aligoté, given the same extended treatment. The vintage also signals that the work with his brother in Baden (Wasenhaus' Christoph Wolber) is winding down, with '23 being his second to last vintage of Spätburgunder.

On his visit in late '24, Chris had the pleasure of tasting many of the '23s from barrel—a visit that left him with the impression that Bastian is actively pushing past any "natural" label and aiming squarely at fine wine. The extra patience—and the care in the cellar—makes it clear he’s on that path.

Bastian's background is well documented but worth knowing (lots of info on the Becky Wasserman site here). But in short, after falling for wine in his home country of Germany, he followed his brother Christoph's footsteps: studying in Dijon, interning at Leflaive and eventually working in the seminal cellar of whole-cluster aficianado Jean Yves Bizot. In 2019 he started making a small amount of wine from purchased fruit. When you fast forward to today, Basti has gone to owning 50% of his vines, split between Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and almost exclusively in the Cotes-de-Beaune. And, in a huge step for a young grower, he now has his own facility tucked just outside of Pommard.

As a rule of thumb, anything that simply bears his name (and doesn’t say 'Laisse Tomber') comes from his own vines.

2024 Bastian Wolber 'Laisse Tomber' Gamay Sur Granit, $80
Magnum, $210
2023 Bastian Wolber 'Laisse Tomber' Spätburgunder, $100
2024 Bastian Wolber 'Laisse Tomber' Bourgogne Rouge, $100
2024 Bastian Wolber 'Laisse Tomber' Haute-Côte de Beaune, $108
2023 Bastian Wolber 'Laisse Tomber' Blanc Sur Schistes, Alsace, $115
2023 Bastian Wolber 'Laisse Tomber' Pommard, $200
2023 Bastian Wolber 'Laisse Tomber' Volnay, $200
2023 Bastian Wolber Bourgogne Aligoté Les Fas, $165
2023 Bastian Wolber Bourgogne Cote d'Or Rouge Canopee, $180
2023 Bastian Wolber Coteaux Bourguignons Mont Poulain, $180

PIERRE-OLIVIER GARCIA

It's been two years since we first welcomed these wines, from one of Burgundy’s most meticulous young talents. Pierre-Olivier's style is pure, detailed, and intensely aromatic—born from a rare, time-intensive method of hand destemming Pinot Noir with whole berries left intact for fermentation (more below).

Sadly (but, unsurprisingly) Pierre-Olivier produced very little from his truly heroic efforts in '24 (the quantities landing stateside are mere dozens) but the quality is through the roof. His intense, meticulous nature yielded a delicious set of wines, and we're optimistic for more in future releases as the work has expanded to a wildly terroir-specific exploration of Aligoté, and his growing domaine parcels are pushing beyond a hectare.

The son of one of Burgundy’s leading geologists (Jean-Pierre Garcia), his exacting process is wildly artisan, yielding wines that can't help but express their terroir. Hand harvested fruit sees a thoughtful regimen: 1/3 is destemmed, 1/3 is left whole cluster, and 1/3 is clipped at the bottom of each berry's individual stem, baie-par-baie ("berry by berry"). Gentle extractions and holding off on sulfur until bottling cap off the wholly terroir-translucent process, some of the most unique and exciting cellar work we've seen.

2024 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Brouilly 'La Folie', Beaujolais, $65
2024 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Nuits 'Au Defoi', $90
2024 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Aloxe-Corton Les Valozieres, Cote de Beaune, $200
2024 Pierre-Olivier Garcia Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Les Baudes Basses, Cote de Nuits, $695

CHANTERÊVES

In 2010, Tomoko Kuriyama and Guillaume Bott became the standard bearers for Burgundy's emerging wave of micro-négociants. Oenologists who met at Simon Bize, their work at Chanterêves from day one has perfectly captured Burgundy's potential for impact without power—vivid, aromatic wines born through a hands-off approach in the cellar.
2020 marked their acquisition of estate plots—mostly around the Hautes Côtes de Beaune—where they remain on Burgundy's bleeding edge, producing staggering highlights of the appellation's potential.

It follows that this is an incredibly interesting release, in which they’ve changed the makeup of their Bourgogne Blanc and Rouge (now Bourgogne Côte d’Or Rouge La Combe) and released long-élevage versions of 2023 cuvées (marked “Élevage Prolongé," but sadly sold out). The vintage also sees the addition of Corton—a first—as well as a second vintage of Beaune 1er Cru Les Blanches Fleurs. From Bourgogne to Grand Cru, it's a range of thrilling, natural work that brings visceral expressions of Burgundy fruit.

2024 Chantereves Bourgogne Blanc 'Yume Utai', Burgundy, $65

2024 Chantereves Bourgogne Aligote Mainbey, Burgundy, $75

2024 Chantereves Bourgogne Hautes Cotes Blanc Les Monts de Fussey, $93

2024 Chantereves Les Blanches Fleurs, Beaune Premier Cru, $150

2024 Chantereves Chassagne Montrachet Blanc 1er Cru 'Les Morgeots', $265

2023 Chantereves Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, $395

BOIGEY FRÈRES

There's been a lot of excitement around this '23 release, from one of the rare new names in Vosne. (Much like Vincent Paindavoine) brothers Guillaume and Olivier Boigey have been slowly bringing parcels back into the fold of their family estate since 2019, and 2023 is the vintage where top sites finally enter the lineup.

Their work inevitably draws comparisons to Jean-Yves Bizot—they’re neighbors, and the only two producers to bottle Aux Jachées. All of the wines are from their 3ha estate (and, in a first time stateside, represent the only US listings). Comparisons aside, the wines are brilliant; complex, head-turning bottles deserving attention from serious Vosne fans.

2023 Domaine Boigey Freres Bourgogne Rouge, $95
Magnum, $225

2023 Domaine Boigey Freres Les Damodes, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, $350

2023 Domaine Boigey Freres Les Boudots, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, $350

2023 Domaine Boigey Freres Vosne-Romanee Aux Jachees, Cote de Nuits, $365

2023 Domaine Boigey Freres Les Suchots, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, $495

2023 Domaine Boigey Freres Echezeaux Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, $725
Magnum, $1,450

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