“Pure, refined, and elegant” are just a few words that describe Cecile Tremblay's remarkable wines. Based in Morey-St. Denis, Cecile runs this interesting biodynamic 4 hectare domaine in the Côte de Nuits. Born into wine, Cecile is the descendant of the famed Jayer family. After taking the reins of the family estate in 2002, Cecile Tremblay set out to completely re-craft the methods in the vineyard and winery, converting the entire estate to biodynamic viticulture.

Cecile is famously exacting, tasting berries again and again in the vineyards, waiting until the point of absolute perfection for her palate before harvesting. She believes in very dense plantings, manual harvesting, some destemming but more and more whole-cluster fermentations, 15 to 18 months of élevage in approximately one-third new oak barrels,  and bottling without fining or filtering.

Fastidious in the vineyards and with gentle precision in the cellar, today Cecile's wines are among the most sought-after in all of France. She holds incredible plots in multiple Grand Crus and Premier Crus, but her Bourgognes are fantastic, often stellar lieux-dits vinified in the same fashion as the top wines. Very rarely do you see such precision or attention to detail, while at the same time having such passion and feel imbued into the wines.