Corney & Barrow 

Domaine Darnat’s stylish Puligny and Meursault, made from fifty-year-old vines, exhibit the classic mix of richness and elegance that typify the best white Burgundies. Darnat’s small, modern winery in Meursault belies the history and tradition of an estate that dates back 180 years. Fifth generation Henri Darnat is winemaker and today runs all aspects of his modest but thriving business. Passionate about quality and naturally inquisitive, Henri converted his vineyards to organic methods over five years ago and continues to seek (often highly innovative) ways to improve his wines. Some might call him mildly eccentric, yet he is convinced that his ‘living, breathing’ wines – ‘comme mes enfants’ (‘like my children’) – benefit from sensorial input, so his barrel rooms often resound with Bach preludes (‘to give the wines structure and purity’) or Maria Callas arias (‘for richness and soul’).

Photo: Henri Darnat