In the Vineyard with Burgundy’s Best Kept Secret – Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau.

The vineyard work at Domaine Chagnoleau is arguably among the finest that have been encountered. Ecocert certification was received in 2012 and most of the vineyards are worked exclusively by horse. Frantz and Caroline believe that minimal intervention, including the use of indigenous yeast, is the best way to express the nuances of each unique terroir. Harvest is done completely by hand on a plot-by-plot basis, allowing each vine to achieve the appropriate balance of sugar and acidity. In a cellar that is about the size of an average New York City studio (i.e. very small) beneath their family home, the wines are aged in large, used French oak.