2016  Sur La Roche

Sur La Roche -- A grand cru of the Mâconnais, one of the highest altitude vineyards -- Situated near the Rock of Vergisson, Domaine Barraud has inherited its passion for wine. Tranmitted through generations, the common objective has always been to bring out savoir-faire and unique terroir. Following our motto: "Working well saves time", the domaine has renewed itself while preserving its roots. The viticultural history of the Barraud family began in 1905. Thanks to his literacy and knowledge of arithmetic, Jean-Marie Barraud found a comfortable situation as a share cropper and installed himself in Vergisson. His stable revenue enabled him to save money and purchase, in 1912, the first parcels of Domaine Barraud. Ten years later, Joseph and Marguerite take over. In 1959 Henri Barraud began to work on the family domaine with his wife Monique, a native of Fuissé. In 1990, they acquired the house and the Clos de la Verchère. The initials DB appeared at this time on the label. Passionate about wine and environment, Daniel Barraud is a member of the association GEST Beaune, an association invested in preserving terroirs. Their son, Julien, began working on the domaine in 2006 and learned the family techniques.

2014  Les Brules

Les Brules -- "Generous but not dominant wood frames a broad-ranging nose of citrus, pear, white peach, apple and floral scents. The delicious and punchy middle weight flavors possess slightly better depth and length on the balanced finale. As usual this is an extremely rich and generously proportioned effort but one where the bright and moderately firm acidity serve to maintain the balance. As such this should be more than capable of repaying 4 to 6 years of cellar time." - 91pts/Oustanding Burghound

2014  Les Combettes

Les Combettes -- "Here the nose is still noticeably reduced from the recent bottling so I would advise decanting it if you're going to drink your stash young. Otherwise the round middle weight flavors possess a suave, even plush, mouth feel that possess better concentration before culminating in a sappy and moderately complex finish where the wood telegraphed by the nose reappears. This is going to need a few years to better develop overall depth but the underlying material is such that it should happen." - 91pts/Outstanding Burghound

2017  Les Serreudieres

Les Serreudieres

2015  Saint-Veran

Saint-Veran -- Born into an established winemaking family in the Maconnais, Marie-Pierre Manciat became the sixth generation to take over the family Chardonnay business in 2002 (the estate has been in existence since 1871). Up until the 80’s, the juice was largely sold off in bulk to local negociants. Then her father Claude took the helm and resurrected the domaine to its proper pedigree and potential with the use of meticulous viticultural and vinification standards, sustainable agriculture, attention to detail, etc.