Maison Champy

About Maison Champy

About the vineyard:
• Owner of 21 ha in the Côte de Beaune : 8 appellations in the estate
• 60% ORGANIC (12 ha) , 40% HVE (less of 30% of Burgundy vineyard is certified)
• 0,83 ha of Corton grands crus Bio: Corton-Charlemagne and Corton Rognet
• Pernand-Vergelesses: represents more than 50% of the vineyard, an exclusive Burgundian jewel
• Côte de Beaune : Savigny-lès-Beaune, Chorey-les-Beaune, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay

About the Cellars:
• Cellars of the XVth century offering exceptional ageing conditions
• Last producer in Beaune to vinify, age and bottle its wines downtown the old city of Beaune
• Ageing in French oak barrels from the Cuvee Edme to the grands crus (228L)
• Continuous awards & distinctions in France and throughout the world

Team:
• A team of Craftsmen and Winegrowers:
o Dimitri Bazas, Technical Director for more than 25 years
o Tanguy Zanaboni, Cellar Master
• The know how transmission has been acclaimed by the certification «French living heritage company» :
• First Wine House of Burgundy to be distinguished since 2021

Pionnering & Legacy:
• The first wine house in Bourgogne (over 300 years of legacy)
• Key chapters such as Louis Pasteur experimentation, the cellar signed by Gustave Eiffel and the world exhibition epic
• The Art of welcoming and sharing: Unique and acclaimed hospitality and wine tourism assets => a journey from Place de la Halle to the historic site on Rue du Grenier à Sel which has been awarded numerous times. La Cuve 17 is one of the emblems of these values.

Representative Biography

Dimitri Bazas, Winemaker

Dimitri Bazas was born in Thessalonique, in Northern Greece, on February 21th 1964. His first experience of winemaking took place when he joined Maison Drouhin as trainee in 1986.
As soon as he graduated as Oenologist from the University of Dijon in 1988, he went back to Greece to work for a major wine merchant, yet keeping in mind to return to Burgundy!
In June 1991, Dimitri became a winemaking consultant for S.G.S laboratory in Beaune. For eight years, he contributed to the ascent of the laboratory as the leader in oenological analysis and consulting.
Throughout the 90’s, he poured out winemaking advices to the most prestigious wine estates of the Côte d’Or area in Burgundy.

His experience and acute knowledge of both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir led him to join Maison Champy, the first wine house in Burgundy. He is the winemaker and the technical manager since June 1999.
He therefore puts into practice his quest for perfection to produce the best and finest wines for Maison Champy. He is now managing the 21-hectares estate in the Côte de Beaune (half of it under certified organic farming), and he is also crafting some small productions of the most famous Côte de Nuit plots.

Why We're Cool

Maison Champy vineyards are situated in the Côte de Beaune, in Burgundy, in the Côte D’Or department.
Appellations & Planted areas (ha) - AOP Bourgogne white (yield 40 hl/ha) Planted area (ha): 1194
•The regional appellation represents 53% of the total production of Burgundy

AOP Pernand-Vergelesses white (yield 43 hl/ha) Planted area (ha): 70 (with 21 ha in 1er Cru)
•Maison Champy vineyards are situated in the Côte de Beaune, in Burgundy, in the Côte D’Or department.

Appellations & Planted areas (ha)
AOP Bourgogne white (yield 40 hl/ha) Planted area (ha): 1194
•The regional appellation represents 53% of the total production of Burgundy

AOP Pernand-Vergelesses white (yield 43 hl/ha) Planted area (ha): 70 (with 21 ha in 1er Cru)
• Maison Champy owns 3,04 ha of the Pernand-Vergelesses villages appellation (white)

Burgundy Vineyards
• 57% Chardonnay, 34% Pinot Noir, 6% Aligoté, 3% Gamay, Sauvignon and others
• 32 301 Hectares (4,3% of the French vineyards)
• 1,49 million hl Annual Production (3,4% of the national production)
• 3489 Producers