Domaine de la Sarazinière

Father and son Philippe and Guilaume Trébignaud are the 3rd and 4th generations to farm a selection of well situated parcels in the southern Mâcon with a swathe of older vines, including single old vine parcels of Chardonnay and Gamay planted in 1926 by Philippe's great uncle Claude Seigneuret. The domaine's entry level bottling averages 60 year old vines. The vines dig deep into the limestone bedrock and allow the duo to hone the racy and vibrant qualities that make their wines so compelling. 

The domaine boasts an array of single parcel bottlings, in both white and red, all of which are single varietal, each showcasing a unique terroir and purity of fruit. In true Burgundian fashion, Philippe is fascinated by the subtle differences of each parcel and it's unique exposition and works as intuitively as possible to coax out the nuanced expression of each site. Limestone subsoil is the geologicial common thread and father and son let it take center stage in each cuvée. 

They have always worked with the conviction that the only way to farm is with living soils, regularly plowed and not treated with pesticides and herbicides and fermentations are always done with native yeasts. In 2018 they began transitioning to organic certification through Eco Cert.

Domaine de la Sarazinière is in the village of Bussières, one of approximately 40 recognized villages in Mâcon-Villages. Sarazinière is the name of a small river and the surrounding lieux-dit where the domaine was created at the beginning of the 20th century. The first vines were planted in 1926 by Philippe's uncle Claude Seigneuret and those vines still go into the domaine's leading old vine cuvées - "Cuvée Claude Seigneuret" for the blanc and "Les Devants" for the rouge. The domaine's six hectares are divided between Aligoté, Chardonnay and Gamay and average 60 years old.

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