Pierre Vincent, a name familiar to any keen follower of Burgundy’s ultra fine wine scene, has transitioned from a celebrated and famous tenure at Domaine Leflaive, to running his own domaine. His new wines have burst onto the scene with high praise all-round, some would say well-earned adulation.
At Leflaive, his expertise largely helped restore and increase the estate’s reputation following past issues with premature oxidation, some erratic quality and some over-ripeness.
This impressive new venture began in July 2023, when Vincent, in partnership with Hervé Kratiroff and Eric Versini, acquired a very old-vine domaine based in Auxey-Duresses, transforming it into Domaine Pierre Vincent.
The domaine’s seven hectares of vineyards are a treasure chest of Côte de Beaune terroirs, featuring prime sites such as Corton-Charlemagne, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts, Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes and Volnay 1er Cru Ronceret. The vines, many of which are between 58 and 95 years old, are tended biodynamically.
Vincent has long championed this approach, emphasizing balance, sustainability, and the authentic expression of place. His winemaking philosophy is a study in power with restraint and precision. In the cellar, he leans toward minimal intervention, with attentive observation and obsessive care, allowing each cuvée to speak of its origins. The wines undergo élevage and extended maturation: 1 and 1/2 years in barrels / earthenware containers, then a rest in tanks, over two winters—a patient process that ensures depth and stability.
Pierre uses new oak carefully, but even some generic wines can carry 20% new oak, and he also uses clay amphora and ceramic eggs. These wines are not fined or filtered. Pierre, who I tasted with at the new domaine in March this year, is revelling in his new-found estate, old vines (60yo average) and the small size. Leflaive is a much larger 80ha inc. the negoce wines; he says "here is better, I'm more hands' on."
I came away from the tasting blown-away by his efforts, knowledge, respect for his sites, and the phenomenal quality of all his 2024 wines. Cheers, Randall.
NB: Whites are allocated on the basis of at least a 3 white / 1 red ratio.
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2024 Bourgogne Aligoté
$279 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $237
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This comes from a little site called Sous Chatelet next to Bize Leroy's parcel behind the cellar of D'Auvenay in Auxey. The vines are ancient and the slope faces north. Pierre uses 60% ceramic and 40% barrels to make this powerful, deep, textural and taut white. Really impressive!
"... comes from two parcels. This has quite an introspective nose that demands coaxing from the glass, with hints of dried honey and lanolin. Fine delineation. The palate is quite tangy on the entry with a keen thread of acidity, sorbet fresh with a hint of pepperiness on the finish where this Aligoté really comes to life. Enjoy over the next decade." Burgundy 2024: One Battle After Another (Jan 2026)
88-90 Pts, Neal Martin, Vinous
88-90 Pts, Neal Martin, Vinous
2024 Bourgogne Pinot Noir
$206 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $175
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This has 20% new oak that is well-hidden beneath the cherry, kirsch, cherry-ripe fruit that is firmer than many a Bourgogne rouge.
"From three plots, with 70% whole bunch vinification. Mid crimson. Some stems, some light red fruit, though I suspect more will emerge – this is a cool sample in a cold cellar, of course. Light in the mouth, modest in concentration, a little redcurrant fruit, not too much pepper, yet quite a gracefully extended finish. 20% new wood hardly shows."
85-87 Pts, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
85-87 Pts, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
2024 Bourgogne Chardonnay
$223 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $189
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This is from Corpeau commune, just east of Puligny, and a plot of 30yo vines planted in deep soil giving a rich, full expression of Bourgogne Blanc..
"From lower Meursault and Puligny sites. Pale lemon colour. An immediate sense of finesse, this is understated, but obviously carries a fine quality of adequately ripe fruit, with impeccable texture. I am keeping this in my mouth as long as possible. Really gracious stylish wine here at the finish. Drink from 2027-2030."
5 Stars, 89-91 Pts, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
5 Stars, 89-91 Pts, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
2024 Bourgogne Blanc 'Les Pellans'
$256 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $217
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These Meursault commune vines were planted in 1955 across the road from 1er Cru Charmes and on the Puligny border. This is all matured in barrels with 10% new. It has real depth and good firmness and seems more like a villages quality than anything else!
"Mid lemon in colour. The bouquet is clearly just a notch richer than the blended Bourgogne. Is it finer? A light reductive note. Very old vines contribute to the concentration, with an excellent mineral underlay. Strikingly vibrant, a little more of everything though I am still taken by the finesse of the regular Bourgogne. Both wines are absolutely brilliant examples of their appellations."
5 Stars, 89-91 Pts, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
5 Stars, 89-91 Pts, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
2024 Auxey-Duresses 'Les Closeaux'
$279 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $237
From 70yo vines on the E-NE facing slope behind the cellar. It's more vibrant and showing more intense blue fruits than most Auxey's. It's very classy with super freshness.
"A tiny yield, providing 2.5 barrels from 0.67ha. Between crimson and ruby with a fine red fruit energy. No obvious stems on the nose, much more so in the mouth. But the fruit energy pretty much covers the stems though there is quite a fierce white pepper. Fine length. Drink from 2028-2031."
87-90 Pts., Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
87-90 Pts., Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
2024 Monthelie 1er Cru 'Les Duresses'
$437 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $372
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As seems to be the theme the 50% whole-bunch and the 20% new oak barely show through. This site makes more robust reds, but this has some class with the 1979 vines no doubt adding extra class.
"The lovely, sweet blackberry fruit of this wine from Pierre Vincent amply demonstrates his ability with red wine as well as white. There is a charming accent of rose petals and spice to the ripe fruit, and a supple structure with silky tannins and good length. He has fermented all of the fruit as whole bunches (perhaps to fill the tank?). But there is no edge of green tannins, suggesting that he sorted particularly well. This wine should be ready to drink with just a year or two in barrel and can easily last a decade in the cellar." 93 Pts, Charles Curtis MW, Decanter
2024 Monthélie 'Les Sous Roches' Blanc
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Considering the high elevation (above 300mt., this has some ripe fleshy pineapple nuance and some nice spice inc. a pinch of white pepper.
"Ripe and round, offering delightful pear and apple aromas with a lemon peel edge and a hint of mineral. The grapes are from 0.22ha of vines in the steep, east-facing slopes beneath the slopes of Mount Frémont in Monthélie. The fermentation is partly in tank and partly in barrel to preserve the fresh appeal of the fruit. Ideally, wait one to two years before opening." 93 Pts, Charles Curtis MW, Decanter
2024 Volnay 'Ez Blanches'
$437 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $372
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From above and adjacent to 1er Cru Clos de Chenes. This is a limestone rock site and a very classy red that is a clear step up in quality. The 65yo vines providing a power and finesse that is impressive.
"The 2024 Volnay 'Ez Blanches' has another pure bouquet, quite understated for a Volnay with discrete cranberry and wild strawberry scents, potpourri and freshly tilled loam. The palate is medium-bodied with powdery tannins. Fine depth, a keen line of acidity, quite Pommard in style towards the structured finish. Let it fill out over two or three pears post-bottling." From: Burgundy 2024: One Battle After Another (Jan 2026) 90-92 Pts, Neal Martin, Vinous
2024 Volnay 1er Cru 'Le Ronceret'
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This 1er Cru site adjacent to and below Champans so has a deeper soil making richer more robust reds, The vines were planted in 1980 and 50% whole bunches were used with charming results. The 20% new oak has been consumed by the fruit weight.
"A vivid ruby with just a little more of the fresh red fruit. There is pepper on top as well, but not dominant. A wave of high class fresh red fruit on the palate, covering the structure nicely, and very persistent little red fruits to finish. The 1er Cru Ronceret seems to be the best equipped to manage the whole bunch regime in this cellar."
90-92 Pts, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
90-92 Pts, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
2024 Chassagne-Montrachet 'La Platiere'
$490 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $417
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These vines, planted in 1960, come from a 'flattish" section (Platiere) just under 1er Cru Les Chaumes in Morgeot. According to Pierre, it's a very classic Chassagne with grilled nuts aroma and great length.
"Pale in colour, with a discreet but relatively noble bouquet. Very little reduction, just orchard fruit showing in a discreet fashion. Despite the relative understatement, the fruit picks up speed on the palate and delivers a particularly fine aftertaste, with fruit, flesh and mineral acidity all in harness." 90-93 Pts, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
2024 Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses Blanc
$454 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $386
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The east-facing Vergelesses can make powerful whites, but they have a pithy, grapefruit Corton Charlamagne edge; this one does.
"Pierre Vincent’s Savigny premier cru Aux Vergelesses is among the most notable wines from this vintage, with a pronounced lemon peel and acacia flower nose and a hint of marzipan that leads into a texture of density and vibrant tension. The grapes are from a 0.59ha parcel on the slopes facing the hill of Corton; they are gently pressed, settled and partly fermented in tank to preserve the lively fruit." 93 Pts - Charles Curtis MW, Decanter
2024 Puligny-Montrachet
$490 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $417
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This wine comes from 2 adjacent plots, planted in 1952, just below 1er Cru Perrieres; Les Nosroyes and Les Levrons. This wine has more white floral nuances and is more mineral and finer than the Chassagne.
"It has a delineated, malic nose with scents of petrichor and shucked oyster shells that emerge with time in the glass. The palate is very harmonious on the entry, lively acidity, very cohesive, hints of grilled hazelnut and popcorn just popping up on the finish. Excellent.."
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90-92 Pts - Neal Martin, Vinous
2024 Meursault 'Les Luchets'
$545 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $463
This is very mineral , grapefruity powerful and tight, "cool" and fresh. More like a Roulot than Grivault for example.
"Thrillingly racy aromas of lime and greengage plum with a firmly saline, mineral underpinning take the forefront in the Meursault Luchets from Domaine Pierre Vincent. The acidity is fresh without being tart, and there is enough substance here to suggest that the wine will age gracefully for a decade or more. The grapes are from 0.26ha of 70-year-old vines at mid-slope along the border with Auxey-Duresses; they are gently pressed after meticulous sorting, and the wine was fermented in older barrels before 18 months of ageing." 93 Pts, Charles Curtis MW, Decanter
2024 Meursault 1er Cru 'Les Charmes'
$1106 | Pre-Arrival Offer: $940
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According to Pierre, 'If I could do this every year, I would!' There were only 4 barrels, no new oak. This comes from the Puligny border and I feel it's more than my imagination that it's more Puligny in its tightness, finesse and power.
"There is just one barrel of the 2024 Meursault Les Charmes 1er Cru from vines planted in 1936. This is very expressive on the nose with honeysuckle, brioche and white peach, hints of almond and frangipani emerging with time. Gorgeous. The palate is well balanced with wonderful praline-tinged citrus fruit, perfectly pitched acidity and a tremendously long yet tender finish. Stunning." Burgundy 2024: One Battle After Another (Jan 2026) 94-96 Pts, Neal Martin, Vinous
2024 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Extremely Limited Allocation | $4990
Extremely Limited Allocation | $4990
Pierre jokes that he has to perform here, with the Corton, because one of his plots is adjacent to DRC, Bonneau du Martray and Coche Dury!
"Pale lemon in colour. A bouquet of such quintessential mineral refinement. Classy understatement. This is so tightly wound that I am far from sure I am seeing everything in it. Totally electric in style, fine-boned, delicate detail but the tensile strength is so evident that the delicacy is sustainable. Makes many other examples seem vulgar! Drink from 2030-2038."
5 Stars, 95-98 Pts, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
5 Stars, 95-98 Pts, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
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