Domaine Bruno Clair

Location: Marsannay la Côte, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
Surface area: 27 hectares
Viticulture: Sustainable agriculture, organic not certified
Vinification: Hand-harvested, the red wines ferment in open wooden vats for two weeks with a low dose of S02. White wines, on the other hand, are vinified without S02 in stainless-steel vats, then finish fermentation and are aged in oak barrels 18 to 20 months for red wines and 16 to 18 months for white wines
Winemakers: Édouard and Arthur Clair – Bruno Clair’s sons
Main appellations: 32 different appellations – Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos du Fonteny, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Raignots, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes, Marsannay Les Grasses Têtes, Marsannay Les Longeroies

Created in the late 1970s, Domaine Bruno Clair boasts a highly diversified range of cuvées spread across the entire Côte d’Or region. This magnificent array of plots enables the domaine to produce wines of the highest quality and unfailing consistency.

At the domaine, wine sounds like heritage. Originally established in Marsannay in 1976, Domaine Bruno Clair’s vineyard has been extended with the addition of vines from the Clair-Daü family estate, which belonged to Bruno Clair’s grandfather. This heritage has enriched the domaine with some of Gevrey-Chambertin’s finest appellations, including Premiers Crus Les Cazetiers and Clos Saint Jacques. The domaine is also one of the first to have highlighted the terroirs of Marsannay through parcel cuvées of remarkable purity and intensity. The estate’s commitment to producing wines that best reflect the typicity of each terroir is reflected in its soil cultivation and long vinification processes.
With a total of 23 hectares and 22 appellations, all the wines produced are enchanting in their aromatic concentration and silky tannins, making them accessible in their youth while retaining excellent ageing potential. Confirming its status as a Burgundy benchmark, Domaine Bruno Clair is an unmissable figure, and its wines a real invitation to share.