Domaine Tessier
Domaine Tessier

Domaine Tessier

Arnaud started working the vineyards with his father when he was just 14 years old. After his father died suddenly and tragically in 2009, Arnaud was thrust into the spotlight of leading a domaine at the age of 21. The holdings here have always been some of the best, with prime parcels in the best crus of the village, including Charmes-Desuss (directly adjacent to Comtes Lafon’s parcel), Poruzot-Dessus, and Genevrieres-Dessus. The vineyard work is fully organic with constant ploughing. In the cellar, he is assisted by his wife, Catherine, who uses indigenous yeasts for the fermentation and allows the wines to go through a long and slow elevage. The work that this dynamic duo put in have put them squarely in the conversation among the top producers of Meursault.

Arnaud is the ultimate artisan, never more at home than when amongst his vines and getting the raw ingredients right was his main priority. Gradually he kept more fruit back and the more wine he bottled the more his reputation grew. Stylistically the wines are much more in the Roulot than the Lafon camp, as they are beautifully stony and mineral, invitingly savoury and vibrant.