A gifted and experienced practitioner of non-interventionist winemaking, Dominique labors intensively to preserve and feature the purity and freshness of the fruit and the character of the terroirs he works with. His fermentations use only wild, natural yeasts and are allowed to go on until completed, sometimes many months. He uses little to no sulphur, preferring CO2 as an antioxidant that will not adversely affect the nature of the wine. He uses specially made barrels with hand-picked staves and leaves the wines on their lees without racking until bottling. The wines are never pumped, fined or filtered. They are bottled by hand. Most of the wines are aged 100% in new barrels. Some of the denser, richer wines are aged in 200% new oak, which means they are transferred to a second set of new barrels during their élevage. The end result is an amazing set of exquisite wines with tremendous complexity, elegant, supple textures, fabulous purity of aroma and fruit flavor and unbelievable length. It is an incredible experience to visit the cellars and share his passion for his children. He divides his wines up into several categories. First, he makes some lovely Bourgogne Passetoutgrains and Bourgogne Rouge. The Category of Cuvées Tradition is for wines that are a bit lighter and did not quite make the grade to be included in the Grande Cuvées. They are less expensive, but still are very high quality and represent excellent value. The Grande Cuvées are village wines from ancient vineyards that have the intensity of flavors and the expression of terroir that Dominique looks for. Likewise, the 1er crus and Grands Crus are specially selected lots from ancient vines.