The Estate

In Premeaux-Prissey, a tranquil hamlet of Nuits-Saint-Georges, located mere steps from Domaine de la Vougeraie, Domaine Truchetet is led by siblings Julie and Morgan Truchetet, the 6th generation of their family’s winemaking tradition, alongside Morgan’s wife, Pauline Genot. Since taking over from their father, Jean-Pierre, in January 2019, they have infused the 7-hectare estate with fresh energy and a bold vision, achieving organic certification in 2023. Their vineyards, averaging 60-year-old vines across gentle hills, offer ideal conditions for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with a focus on crafting refined Côte de Nuits Villages and Nuits-Saint-Georges village wines.

Julie, a viticulturalist with a decade of vineyard experience at her father’s side, meticulously tends the vineyards. Morgan, a graduate of Lycée Viticole de Beaune with a degree in Oenology and Viticulture and hands-on experience at Domaine Lescure, oversees winemaking. Pauline, from a winegrowing family, oversees business operations with sharp expertise. Together, their focus on soil health and organic viticulture, using minimal intervention, native yeasts, and gravity-fed methods, yields elegant, vibrant wines with precise terroir expression.

The trio also runs the “Morgan Truchetet” négociant label, launched in 2018, sourcing grapes from carefully monitored vines that they control. These grapes are vinified at the domaine, resulting in wines that complement the estate’s offerings with the same high standards.

Additionally, since November 2021, Pauline has managed her family’s vineyards in Saint-Romain and Auxey-Duresses, launching the “Vignoble de Pauline” label with its first vintage in 2022, vinified and aged at Domaine Truchetet, further expanding their portfolio.

Viticulture and Vinification

The organic vineyards are tended with meticulous handwork to nurture soil health.

Vines are pruned using Guyot and Cordon de Royat methods. Hand-disbudding removes counter-buds, ensuring airy vines that resist disease and ripen grapes evenly. Light leaf removal and hand-trimming optimize fruit maturity.

Cover crops boost soil biology and structure. To minimize soil disturbance, the roots of the cover crops naturally loosen and aerate the soil. No pesticides are used in the vineyards. Their treatments are essentially based on fresh plants (dandelion, nettle, horsetail, etc.) that they pick themselves and for which they make their own decoctions, infusions and extractions in order to put very low doses of sulfur and copper in the vines. A 20-person team harvests grapes in small crates for around a week to protect quality, avoid damaging the bunches and crushing the berries.

White wines are pneumatically pressed, settled, and fermented in barrels (around 20% new barrels) with alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, aged 10-12 months without stirring, then racked, blended in vats, and bottled on-site.

Reds, either destemmed or whole-cluster based on vintage and appellation, undergo cold maceration and native yeast fermentation in vats (stainless steel, enamel, or concrete vats), with tailored punch-downs and pump-overs. After devatting, pressing, and malolactic fermentation, reds age 12 months in barrels (around 20% new barrels), are blended in vats for 1-3 months before bottling.

Wines Produced

Bourgogne Aligote

Bourgogne Pinot Blanc

Rare old-vine Pinot Blanc from Nuits-Saint-Georges, planted in 1986. Barrel-aged (half oak, half acacia), it’s vibrant with floral aromas, ripe lemony apple flavours behind white peach notes. Good combination between roundness, freshness and precision. Few winemakers in the region craft Pinot Blanc, a real specialty for local consumption. Only around 540 bottles made per year.

Bourgogne Aligote Baie

Coteaux Bourguignons Cuvee Hugo

Bourgogne Les Clusers

Bourgogne Les Chaillots Vieilles Vignes

A 100% Pinot Noir cuvée sourced from old vines, organically planted and farmed between 1955-1981 in the Chaillots parcel of Premeaux Prissey. The parcel has deep soil with clay and small pebbles on the surface – called chailles. The nose reveals notes of black fruits, slightly spicy. Beautiful structure, rich and concentrated with round and supple tannins. Best enjoyed within 6 to 8 years. Around 6800 bottles produced per year.

Bourgogne Fleur De Pinot

Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Nuits La Montagne

This Pinot Noir comes from the elevated vineyards of Chaux, situated on eroded limestone, imparting distinct minerality and freshness. The wine features black fruit aromas alongside hints of black pepper, fresh leafy notes, and sweet spices. It is lively, fresh, expressive, and well-structured, with a long finish. Around 2500 bottles produced per year.

Cote de Nuits Villages

Cote de Nuits Villages Les Bonnemaines

Crafted from old vines planted in 1963 on the superbly positioned "Les Bonnemaines," just below the famed Clos de la Maréchale, this elegant wine is aged for 12 months in barrels (25% of which are new), and blended in stainless steel vat before bottling. It showcases energy and concentration, with aromas of red fruits, blueberry, and peony, and a fine mineral backbone. Best enjoyed within 6-8 years, it can age for up to 12. Around 1600 bottles produced annually.

Nuits-Saint Georges Vieilles Vignes

This wine showcases a nearly century-old blend from Lieu Dit “Les Charbonniers” (planted in 1924) and “Les Topons” (planted in 1953), located across from premier cru Clos des Forets on limestone-rich clay. It exhibits deep red-black hues and intense aromas of black fruits, spices, and florals. The palate is juicy and elegant, with a delightful finish and aging potential of 15-20 years. About 2000 bottles produced per year.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Country:  France

Region:  Burgundy

Appellation:  Nuits-Saint-Georges

Founded:  17th century

Farming: Organic