Domaine Castagnier 

Since 2005, Jerôme Castagnier represents the 5th generation to run the family estate which changed name over time as being passed over on the maternal side. Jérôme owns 4 hectares including 2 hectares of Grand Cru spread across Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint Denis, Charmes-Chambertin and Clos de Vougeot. In parallel, Jérôme is running a high quality négoce business covering 3 hectares and increasing the range of wines produced. The latest additions on the 2018 vintage being some Vosne Romanée village and Grand Échezeaux. As a former trumpeter in the Guard Republican, Jérôme applies a certain order to the art of winemaking. From farming to bottling nothing is left to chance.

The vines are farmed according to biodynamic principles although the vineyard is not certified. Jérôme never used herbicides or pesticides and plows the soil. He believes in full ripeness and often harvest late in order to reach the perfect moment.

The whites are pressed directly and aged in barrels. The reds go through a maceration of 4 to 6 days before a natural start of fermentation which can last up to 3 weeks. Extraction is very gentle and pigeage is almost prohibited. A one month sedimentation takes places in tank before the wines move into barrels for 14 to 16 months ageing with up to 50% new oak on Grand Cru. No fining nor filtration before bottling.