Bouchard Père et Fils

Bouchard Père et Fils, Burgundy's leading winery, is a vast estate boasting 130 hectares of vineyards, established and cultivated over nine generations. At the heart of the Château de Beaune, a listed historic monument, and its 130 hectares of vineyards, their wines are crafted with precision to bring out the best in the terroirs from which they are born.

Established in Burgundy since the 18th century, the Bouchard Père et Fils estate has been a benchmark in this prestigious wine-growing region for nine generations.

The vineyards of Bouchard Père et Fils are located in the most prestigious appellations and climats of the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, such as Corton, Pommard, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Volnay, Meursault, and Gevrey-Chambertin.

Bouchard Père et Fils has been owned by Maison de Champagne Henriot since 1995, which, in just a few years, has breathed new life into the estate's vineyards and brought flawless consistency to its complementary wine trading business.

From start to finish, Maison Bouchard Père et Fils offers an expressive, lively, and very consistent range, allowing enthusiasts to immerse themselves in the diversity and richness of its terroirs. An immersion in the best that Burgundy has to offer!

In 1731, Michel Bouchard, then a draper, founded the Bouchard Père et Fils wine house. His son Joseph bought the first vineyards in 1775, located in the Caillerets climat in Volnay. The family estate expanded thanks to the confiscation of the property of the nobility and clergy during the Revolution, allowing Joseph Bouchard's son, Antoine Philibert Joseph Bouchard, to acquire several plots in Beaune, including the "Beaune Grèves Vigne de l'Enfant Jésus," whose name reveals the history of Burgundy's wine industry. Then, in 1820, Bernard Bouchard bought the Château de Beaune, a former royal fortress dating back to the 15th century. The wines were successfully exported from 1890 onwards, and the estate continued to expand throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1995, the Champagne House Henriot became the owner of Bouchard Père et Fils, breathing new life into the estate and its wine trading business. The estate is currently managed by Christophe Bouchard, and the cellar master is Philippe Prost.

The Bouchard Père et Fils estate has the advantage of being spread across 450 plots, covering 48 km in the Beaune region. Such a variety of vineyard sites requires constant work by the estate's teams to monitor everything with the utmost care, but it also provides greater security in the face of often very localized weather events such as storms, frost, or hail. In 2015, Bouchard Père et Fils was awarded the prestigious High Environmental Value label, recognizing the sustainable farming practices it has been implementing for some fifteen years. The vineyard is mainly composed of Chardonnay, as well as Pinot Noir, Aligoté, and Gamay. These grape varieties are found in the many appellations produced by Bouchard Père et Fils, including these remarkable Grands Crus: Bâtard-Montrachet, Bonnes-Mares, Chambertin, Chapelle-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, Chevalier-Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte, Clos-de-Bèze, Clos Vougeot, Corton-Charlemagne, Échezeaux, Le Corton, and Montrachet.

Since 2005, Bouchard Père et Fils wines have been produced in the Saint-Vincent winery in Savigny-lès-Beaune. Located 5 meters underground, more than 100 wines are vinified here, then aged in the cellar's 4,000 wooden barrels. The cellar is dug 10 meters below ground, offering perfect conditions for long aging. Although varied, the wines produced are all recognizable by their aromatic and gustatory finesse, and have excellent aging potential.