Domaine Matrot

The history of this domaine dates back to the mid nineteenth century, although the direct Matrot involvement began a little later with Claude Matrot, born in 1949. His son, Joseph, married the granddaughter of vigneron Simon Boillot who had inherited family vineyards, following the death of her brother Charles during World War One. Maguerite and Joseph built up the domaine as much as possible and were joined by their young son, Pierre, just before World War Two. He, in turn, was joined by his son, Thierry, in the mid-seventies, and the two of them worked alongside each other, with Thierry taking charge of the vinification in 1983, whilst his father continued to work the vines well into his later years. Thierry and his wife, Pascale, continued to develop the domaine and were joined by their two daughters, Elsa and Adèle in 2008 and 2010 respectively. The various acquisitions over the years means that the domaine now totals 29 hectares of which two-thirds are white and one-third is red. The whites are mainly spread across Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet, whilst the reds are more varied with vineyards in Volnay, Meursault, Monthélie, Maranges, Auxey-Duresses and Blagny. All the reds are 100% destemmed. The village wines see about 20% new oak whilst the 1ers Crus generally a little more.