DOMAINE COTTENCEAU
Buxy
Domaine Maxime Cotteanceau was founded in 2018 by Maxime Cotteanceau in the small village of Buxy, just south of Givry in the Côte Chalonnaise.
Historically, the wines made in the village of Buxy were a favorite of the Cluny monks and is today the heart and capital of the Montagny appellation. The southeast facing slopes of limestone and clay in this area has always been renowned for its Chardonnay, which is the only allowed variety.
Maxime Cottenceau has deep roots in the village, where his family has been growing vines for generations. Maxime studied viticulture and enology while working along side Vincent Dureuil of Domaine Dureuil-Janthial in Rully.
When taking over the family vines in 2018, Maxime decided against continuing the family’s tradition of selling off their grapes and started bottling the wines made from 2.8 hectares of his family finest plots.
Today Maxime farms close to 4 hectares of vines. Under Vincent Dureuil’s ongoing friendship and guidance, this rising star creates white Burgundies of scintillating tension and clear terroir expression.
In the Vineyard
Maxime is committed to gaining organic certification. He wants to bring life back in the soil and biodiversity into the plots.
The young winegrower has already implemented practices worthy of the great estates of the Côte d’Or.
Harvest is done manually and grapes are brought back to the cellar in small crates.
In the Cellar
In the cellar, Maxime Cottenceau follows a low-intervention philosophy, and like in the vineyard all his actions are carried out according to the lunar calendar.
The grapes are rigorously sorted upon arrival to the cellar. The grapes are then slowly pressed for over 3 hours.
The wines are aged in 228-liter barrels with very little added sulfur. The aging in barrels lasts between 18 and 20 months, including 6 months in tanks prior to bottling.
Montagny 1er Cru
Les Bassets
This Montagny 1er Cru comes from 35-year-old vines planted on limestone with clay in the southeast-facing site of Les Bassets.
Montagny 1er Cru
Les Vignes Longues
Les Vignes Longues is an east-facing site. Here, Maxime farms 15-year-old vines planted on clay and limestone soils.
Montagny 1er Cru
Montcuchot
This Montagny 1er Cru comes from 40-year-old vines planted on very thin clay with a lot of limestone and fossils in the southeast-facing site of Montcuchot.
Montagny 1er Cru
Vigne du Soleil
As its name indicate, the vineyard of Vigne du Soleil is a sunny southeast-facing site. Here, Maxime cares for 35-year-old vines planted in clay and limestone.
Givry Village Blanc
Champ Pourot
This Village wine comes from 20-year-old vines planted on clay-dominant soils with limestone. Champ Pourot is a south-facing site.
