Although it's dreary today here in NYC, sunshine and better days lie ahead. We’re all feeling it right now, and so rather than dwell on it, I’d prefer to focus on something that brings me (and many of you) endless joy: delicious, extraordinary white burgundy.

It’s been quite a while since we’ve been able to offer wines from Domaine Bernard-Bonin. We received the 2016s in late 2018 and haven’t seen a bottle since.  Finally – today, we’re thrilled to offer you their incredible 2017s. This marks the 5th consecutive vintage we’ve worked closely with this Domaine, and in relatively short order, they’ve become some of our most treasured white burgundies. We featured their 2012s at the very first event we ever hosted at our shop in 2015, and as much as we’d like to welcome you in to taste the 2017s with us, it’s just not possible these days. 

Véronique Bonin and Nicolas Bernard are turning out some of the most exciting white burgundy on the planet. The young couple took over the 7ha domaine, formerly known as Michelot Mère et Fille, from Véronique's family in 1999. They work exclusively in chardonnay, largely in Meursault with a few small plots in Puligny. Their strict work in the vineyard allows them to let their wines to express themselves in the cellar, with as little intervention as possible - natural yeasts, no enzymes, no chaptalization, no fining, no filtering and minimal sulfur throughout the process (à la d'Auvenay from Madame Bize-Leroy). The wines rest in mostly older barrels for 15 months and another 4 months in stainless before bottling.

I believe that one of the defining characteristics of this Domaine is that they are always among the first to harvest in Meursault to make sure freshness is maintained. They can do so because of the health of their soils, which are farmed biodynamically. Bud break is early and so provided they can get through spring frosts, they’re able to get to full ripeness before most of their neighbors while still maintaining naturally high acid levels. Bernard believes that the buttery character in Meursault is a modern invention rather than an inherent quality, and his wines are more about minerality and energy than pure richness. That's not to say these lack concentration, but rather their weightless quality defines them. The wines can give many of the big names of the appellation a run for their money.

We plan to bring the wines in from Martine’s in the coming days and our allocation is set.  What we’re offering today is all that we have available, and please know that these are extremely limited wines.  You may see them on Instagram from time to time, but rarely do you ever see them available for sale. Given our obsession with 2017 white burgundy, we've been champing at the bit to bring these wines to you. So with that being said, please treat yourself to these exciting wines while supplies last - the wines will be in stock by middle of next week, and we will start fulfilling orders shortly thereafter. To sweeten the pot, we’re including a 10% discount on any purchase of 6 bottles or more.

The wines below are offered on a first come, first served basis. Follow the links below to purchase directly from our website, or call / email us if you need some assistance. Enter code BERNARDBONIN to receive 10% OFF these wines when you purchase 6 bottles or more.

Stay healthy and enjoy a bottle of Bernard-Bonin as soon as you are able!

Best,

Matt Tornabene