Exceptional visit to Domaine Debray, a small-production winery right in the heart of Beaune, Burgundy. In a region with so much history itâs fascinating that as recently as 2006 Yvonnick Debray, who spent years in wine distribution bought the estate âalong with vineyards from six of the 33 Burgundian Grand Cru appellations. Our guide for the tour was Hector, who has also been the lead winemaker for the last six years. Heâs charming, knowledgeable, speaks perfect English, and made our group of 20 feel completely at home. He walked us through the whole winemaking processâfrom grape sorting to barreling to bottlingâand shared how they focus on manual harvesting and integrated farming to honor the regionâs traditions. We tasted a fantastic lineup, including several Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines. I especially loved their Corton-Charlemagne and Clos de Vougeot, freshly bottled and just outstanding. The Vosne-RomanĂ©e was also a hit with the groupâamazing quality for the priceâand I canât wait for the delivery of the 2023 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru I ordered. If youâre into wineâor just want a great Burgundy experienceâthis place is well...
   Read moreWe were lucky to get a tour with the head of production himself. He was very friendly and happily answered all our questions and talked about the wine making process with much passion.
We got to taste some of the wineryâs great wines and bought a box with the ones we liked the most to take home.
10/10 would recommend for anyone, especially if you are interested in the wine...
   Read moreNous avons dĂ©couvert ce domaine sur le salon de vins Intervins de Vienne ce dimanche aprĂšs-midi. Ătant de trĂšs grands adeptes des vins de Bourgogne, nous avons dĂ©cidĂ©s de nous arrĂȘter Ă ce stand. AprĂšs une longue attente, le reprĂ©sentant pose enfin son tĂ©lĂ©phone et nous aperçoit enfin, le tout sans se lever bien Ă©videmment. Pas un bonjour ni rien, il nous demande seulement dĂ©sagrĂ©ablement pourquoi nous sommes lĂ . Nous demandons donc Ă dĂ©guster les blancs, il y en avait 3. AprĂšs avoir goĂ»tĂ© le premier (qui Ă©tait excellent dailleurs), nous nous attendions Ă goĂ»ter le deuxiĂšme... C'est alors qu'on nous snobe. Nous avons essayĂ© de discuter mais on nous a bien fait comprendre avec mĂ©pris et arrogance qu'on ne goĂ»terai pas le reste si nous ne comptions pas acheter. Nous sommes donc parti. Selon lui, je pense que nous n'avions pas le profil pour acheter...
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