Domaine Lucien Muzard Santenay Champs Claude Vieilles Vignes 2022
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The Land
Set at the foot of the slope and bordering the famed vineyards of Chassagne-Montrachet’s Morgeot, Champs Claude is one of Santenay’s quiet treasures. Here, the soils are a deep mix of clay and limestone, offering both structure and generosity—an ideal foundation for the domaine’s 60-year-old vines. While Santenay is often labeled as rustic, Champs Claude speaks with more refinement, especially in the hands of the Muzard brothers. The 2022 vintage brought warm, dry conditions, but the old vines—accustomed to the rhythms of this place—held their poise, producing fruit with both ripeness and lift. This is a vineyard that bridges worlds: rustic roots, refined results.
The Wine
Santenay Champs Claude Vieilles Vignes 2022 shows the estate’s unmistakable signature—an elegant expression of place that favors precision over power. The nose is fragrant with wild cherry, raspberry, and crunchy red currant, underpinned by gentle earth, dried herbs, and a whisper of spice. On the palate, the wine is silken yet grounded, guided by fine-grained tannins and a pulse of fresh acidity. The brothers have begun to experiment with partial whole cluster fermentation, and you feel it here in the lift and aromatic nuance. Fermented with native yeasts in wooden vats and aged mostly in used barrels—alongside a few traditional foudres recently reintroduced—this wine feels both grounded in the past and attuned to the present. It finishes with clarity, savor, and a sense of place that lingers.
The People
The story of Domaine Lucien Muzard & Fils stretches back to 1645, but it is brothers Claude and Hervé Muzard—the ninth generation—who have shaped its modern identity. Santenay is home, both literally and spiritually, and Champs Claude is among the jewels in their village-level crown. Their vineyard work is meticulous and natural, blending organic and biodynamic principles without fanfare. In the cellar, their approach is equally thoughtful: hand-harvested grapes, gentle handling, native yeasts, and minimal new oak. Whole cluster fermentation has become part of their quiet evolution, adding dimension to the reds without overwhelming their inherent clarity. Above all, the Muzards make wines of character without excess—wines that speak of Burgundy’s soul without shouting. Their Santenay wines, in particular, stand as some of the Côte d’Or’s finest values: earthy, expressive, and undeniably alive.
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Burgundy, in eastern France, encompasses several subregions, but it is the Côte d'Or that is home to many of the world's most expensive and revered wines. The region, primarily a single east-facing slope, has mixed limestone soils that vary dramatically from village to village and even vineyard to vineyard. White wines, crafted from Chardonnay, range from rich and opulent to lean and intensely mineral, while Pinot Noir produces silky, perfumed red wines of exceptional finesse and complexity. Centuries of winemaking tradition have resulted in every plot being meticulously recognized and scrutinized, making the Côte d'Or a true capital of terroir.
Burgundy - Cote d'Or
Pinot Noir is a thin-skinned, notoriously difficult-to-grow, low-yielding grape that finds its ancestral home in Burgundy, France, where it produces some of the world's most elegant and nuanced wines. While Burgundy remains its spiritual heartland, Pinot Noir has since traveled the globe, finding success in other cooler climates, notably in California, Oregon, New Zealand, and Germany. This grape is a challenge for any grower, as it requires specific conditions to show its best, and yet the wines it produces are capable of such a captivating and singular character.
Pinot Noir
Practicing Organic vineyard farming involves growing grapes using organic methods—avoiding synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides—but without formal certification. Wineries adopting this approach prioritize environmental health, soil vitality, and biodiversity, using natural practices such as composting, cover cropping, and manual pest control. Many small wineries opt for practicing organic methods rather than pursuing official organic certification, primarily due to the significant cost, paperwork, and time commitment involved in certification processes. As a result, practicing organic is a popular choice among boutique and artisanal producers who remain committed to sustainable agriculture while managing budgetary constraints.
