Francoise Andre - Domaine des Terregelesses Chorey-les-Beaune Rouge Tue-Boeuf 2022 750ml

Françoise and Michel André founded Domaine Françoise André in 1983. When searching out their vineyards, Françoise looked for cooler sites on the upper slopes of the côtes with old vines, preferably of massale selection, and younger soils with a high proportion of limestone. She knew that it was here, in the vineyards, that she and Michel could produce the elegant, mineral-driven style of wines that have since become the trademark of the domaine. The Andrés eventually acquired a total of 8.5 hectares in Pernand, Chorey, Savigny, and Beaune, as well as some truly fabulous holdings in cooler sites on the upper slopes of Corton; west facing Corton-Charlemagne and east-facing Renardes. Françoise and Michel’s passion for the land and wines of Burgundy led them to eschew the use of any additives in the vineyard and winery. By the mid-90s, they had transitioned to biodynamic farming and firmly established a reputation for producing fine wines of elegance rather than power and or weight. They were, for example, the first producer in Burgundy to bottle their Chorey-les-Beaune blanc. Preferring to make their “corrections” in the vineyard, absolutely nothing is added during fermentation or elevage except a small amount of sulfur at bottling. After twenty-five years of hard work, Françoise and Michel had realized their dream of producing wines that reflect a care of land, people, and place, or as Françoise would say, “we are now very happy to drink our own wines.” In 2009, their daughter-in-law Lauriane André took over the management of the estate and continues the vision of the domaine: to produce wines of finesse and elegance through hard work in the vineyard and a gentle hand in the cellar.