2021 Domaine Bzikot Chardonnay Borgogne Cote D'Or 750 ml

In Burgundy, where many families go back centuries and every inch of dirt has been mapped and classified, it’s rare to make a fresh discovery.

But in Domaine Bzikot, we’ve found a thrilling diamond in the rough. 

Bzikot has spent the last 70+ years assiduously accumulating prime vineyard land, most of it in the Chardonnay eden of Puligny-Montrachet. We discovered them at Daniel Boulud’s NYC steakhouse La Tete d’Or and were immediately smitten. 

To wear the Bourgogne Côte d’Or label, a wine must come from the choice Burgundy villages between Santenay in the southern Côte de Beaune and Marsannay at the north of the Côte de Nuits. Bzikot’s 2021 Bourgogne Côte d’Or comes from 40-year-old vines planted on ONE single vineyard, Les Houllières. The site sits just down the slope from the Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru, which spans the Puligny/Chassagne border. 

The Bzikot domaine was founded by a Polish immigrant just after WWII, who was able to buy some vineyard land relatively cheaply. For the next half-century, the family sold their grapes, only turning to winemaking themselves in the 1990s. Now they’ve got land in some of the greatest villages and vineyards of Burgundy, focused on Puligny.

The relatively nondescript Bourgogne Côte d’Or label of this wine belies a stellar provenance, just down the hill from Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru. Hailing from 40-year-old vines on this plot, the grapes were hand-harvested and -sorted before being crushed, then fermented in stainless steel vats. A leisurely barrel regimen of 16 months in French oak (just 10% of it new) added depth, complexity, and spice. The wine returned to tank for two months before bottling.