Accessible Burgundy, who would have believed it? – release

At the end of the Beaune coast with legendary wines, end of lunch with friends, stained glasses and cigarettes between the fingers. Near the Maranges, where the more accessible land attracts, Paul Perarnau and Willy Roulendes created their domain, friend, in 2017 after a friendly love at first sight during their journey with prestigious Burgundian domains.

In addition to large vinified terroirs thanks to the purchase of grapes, more uninhibited wines blow up traditional locks. Like this eccentric cuvée of Gamay and Aligoté Coffee, organic, naturally vinified, relegated to « wine from France » (20 euros). Few areas have a profitable mention « Burgundy ». «  »We want to make wines that our generation wants to drink and bring in the evening »justifies Paul Perarnau, 37 years old. The tasting continues in the cellar. One breaks the foot of his glass, keeps him in hand in a frank laugh. The labels of certain bottles river as long as they seem phosphorescents. Some importers have requested more conventional dressing. The lines do not move so easily in « holy place « quips the winemaker. The duo sold the first years, then managed to impose its colors.

Burgundy is struggling to get rid of the high reputation it has cultivated. The sector, via the Interprofessional Office of Burgundy Wines, launched a communication campaign in December, the first in ten years. This time, no statutory images of