Ghislaine Barthod’s domaine originated in the 1920s with Marcel Noëllat, whose daughter married Gaston Barthod – a soldier stationed in Dijon who came to buy some wine and got the girl as well. He gave up military life for the vineyards in ’60.
His daughter, Ghislaine, and her partner, Louis Boillot, bought their current premises overlooking Premier Cru Les Feusselottes in ’86. Though they share the team who work the vineyards, the vinification and commercial aspects of their businesses are kept separate.
The domaine has an incomparable range of Chambolle-Musigny terroirs, with 11 separate Premier Cru bottlings and highly regarded Bourgogne and village wines.
93 Points Allen Meadows
A superbly elegant and pure nose of essence of red berry fruit, spice and the same wet stone nuances. There is excellent delineation to the racy middle weight flavors that possess a dusty but refined mouth feel before culminating in an austere and backward but beautifully balanced finish. This doesn’t have the seductive palate feel of several of the wines in the range but I very much like the minerality and Zen-like sense of harmony.