Domaine Bruno Clair

Bruno Clair founded the winery that bears his name in 1979. A few parcels in Marsannay and Fixin, La Dominode in Savigny-les-Beaune and a large plot of fallow land in Morey-Saint-Denis in the lieu-dit ¨En la rue de Vergy¨ formed the core of the fledgling operation. In 1986, Bruno Clair was entrusted with his siblings' vineyards (Clos de Bèze, Cazetiers, Clos St-Jacques, Vosne-Romanée, Clos du Fonteny, Chambolle-Musigny). New vineyards were added in 1993 (Corton-Charlemagne, Pernand-Vergelesses and Aloxe-Corton) and 1996 (Gevrey-Chambertin Petite Chapelle), bringing the total surface area of Domaine Bruno Clair to over 23 hectares.

Bruno Clair pursues a rigorous selection of the best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines, cultivated using the "lutte raisonnée" method: no chemical fertilizers, only compost, ploughing and scrubbing in most of the vines except in the upper slopes, which are too vulnerable to erosion. Harvesting is carried out by hand throughout the estate, and the grapes are ruthlessly sorted in the vineyard. Vinification and ageing (on fine lees) are carried out with the greatest respect for the grape and its expression.