Paul Zinetti creates the wines of our Maison. He imposes an uncompromising plot selection, monitoring each vineyard with its winegrower throughout the year, and decides on the date of the harvest. His aim is to receive the ripest and healthiest grapes possible at the winery. Produced in very limited quantities, the wines show elegance and above all finesse.

The winery has been designed to respect the integrity of the grapes, which are harvested exclusively by hand. After manual sorting, the Pinot Noir juice is placed in temperature-controlled wooden vats using gravity. It is then put in barrels and bottled without pumping. 

After pressing, the whites go down to the cellar where they ferment in oak, and remain for 12-18 months.

Respect for the personality of our terroirs and the vintage means we assume a certain amount of risk, opting for minimum yields and vinification with as little intervention as possible to reflect the true nature of the wine. We don’t crush the grapes and de-stalking is kept to a minimum. We add nothing to the wine and take nothing from it.

The wines ferment for three weeks to a month depending on the appellation and the vintage, in vats that are adapted to the volume of for each appellation. Vinification takes place without the addition of sulfur, according to bioprotection techniques.

"The wines have an incomparable feel in the mouth and the expression of terroir is much clearer"  explains Paul Zinetti.

Our Chardonnay and Aligoté grapes enjoy lengthy pressing to respect the integrity of the fruit. We do not crush the grapes in order to protect them as much as possible from oxidation. The juice is transferred using gravity, without settling, in order to preserve as much of the lees as possible to protect the wine during the ageing process. It is left to ferment in large barrels to balance the oakiness in the wine and underscore its tension and length.

“...making wine is above all a passion to be shared and passed on...”
Paul Zinetti.

Our small, hand-stitched cuvées are crafted along several creative lines, like subtle variations within the same plot, or through the ageing of Aligoté wines in oak barrels, for example.

The wines display elegance and, above all, finesse, the signature of our House. They are forthright, precise, silky, and resolutely fruity, with excellent ageing potential.