Camille Thiriet Bourgogne Blanc 'Cuvée Confidentielle' 2020

From a Chablis parcel.

First time trying this producer and had high hopes considering the hype it is receiving in the UK and France, it certainly lived up to those expectations. Lovely aromatics; white stone fruits, hints of flint, meal and a dusting of white flowers. Great verve and tension in the palate yet considerable weight over the top - similar notes to the nose with the fruit edging into citrus. Clearly a step up from most Bourgogne Blancs, highly recommended. Jeremy Muller, FWC.

Importer Note on the Producer: Enough wine to fill only a few old barrels, made entirely by hand, foot and gravity in a small garage winery without electricity, from vineyards worked only by hand and horse. Bottling, labelling and waxing is also by hand. This is a new beat for Burgundy and one of the most exciting projects we’ve come across in recent years.

Camille Thiriet met her partner, Canadian born Matt Chittick, while both were working at Domaine de Bellene in Beaune in 2011. After a few vintages with Steve Pannell in McLaren Vale, Matt is now at home as the winemaker for Aubert de Villaine at Domaine de Villaine in Bouzeron. Camille, on the other hand, had only ever dreamed of making her own Burgundy. After spending time with Rajat Parr and Sashi Moorman at Domaine de la Cote in California, she returned to Burgundy and established Maison Thiriet in a little house across the road from the Chateau de Comlanchien (which appears on Thiriet’s labels). A network of relationships established while at Domaine de Bellene with growers in more than 75 appellations allows Camille to source the very best fruit for her label from organic growers she knows and admires.

The wines themselves are beautifully pure, resonant examples of Chardonnay and Pinot. Fresh and penetrating with real energy. They are already poured by Aldo Sohm at Le Bernadin in New York, and at London’s wine mecca Noble Rot.