Pierre Clair, vineyard manager at Marquis d`Angerville and formerly de Montille, and his wife Jennifer farm 3.5 hectares biodynamically, growing from a 0.4-hectare family plot in Corpeau. Aligoté from a small parcel: whole-bunch, native yeasts, aged in neutral oak, bottled unfiltered with minimal sulphur.

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, son of Marc Colin and Chassagne`s Morey family, set up his own domaine in 2001. Poruzots is one of his many Meursault Premier Cru`s and one of the strongest wines in the line-up.

From Fabrice Dodane`s organic, biodynamic estate near Arbois: 100% Ploussard from the Petit Curoulet vineyard in Badans, 340 metres up on grey marl and limestone.

Marie-Pierre Chevassu-Fassenet took over the family domaine from her parents, Denis and Marie, working from a farm on the plateau above Menétru-le-Vignoble, a few kilometres from Château-Chalon. 100% Savagnin, aged in barrel under a veil of yeast for at least six years and three months. Hachette called the 2000 un seigneur

Pierre Breton took over his grandparents` vines in Bourgueil in 1982 and farms organically; he and Catherine make this single-parcel Cabernet Franc. Decanter gave the 2020 95 points, naming it among the top Loire Cabernet Francs.

A Clairette from the biodynamic Alpilles estate whose winemaker, Dominique Hauvette, is rated five stars by Bettane+Desseauve (2026) and three by the Revue du Vin de France. Limestone-rich clay soils, 17 hectares, minimal intervention.

Gramenon are arguably the finest producer of Cotes de Rhone in the South. Their cheaper wines are simple, but expressive - and as you go up in the range, you get close to levels of complexity and soul that you rarely see outside mythical domaines like Rayas and Bonneau

Gramenon are arguably the finest producer of Cotes de Rhone in the South. Their cheaper wines are simple, but expressive - and as you go up in the range, you get close to levels of complexity and soul that you rarely see outside mythical domaines like Rayas and Bonneau. Grenache from 120-year-old vines on sandy soils at Montbrison-sur-Lez, in the northern reaches of the southern Rhône, farmed biodynamically. Philippe Laurent and Michèle Aubéry-Laurent bought the estate in 1978; since Philippe`s death in 1999, Michèle and her son Maxime-François have run it.

The same granite estate`s old-vine Gamay: 100% from 60- to 80-year-old vines on steep, stony slopes. Long, low-temperature maceration without destemming, then aged on fine lees and bottled unfiltered. Jamie Goode gave the 2007 91 points, praising its lovely smooth texture.""

Founded in 1993 by Hervé Souhaut in Arlebosc, in the northern Ardèche across the river from Hermitage: five hectares of granite-soil vines, farmed organically and vinified naturally. 100% Syrah from 30- to 40-year-old vines. Jamie Goode called the 2007 simply beautiful.""