"88 Points (4 Stars) Jasper Morris, MW, Inside Burgundy.com
From both sides of the Nantoux valley. Half is made in 500-litre barrels and half in the standard 228-litre version. Greener in colour, steelier on the nose than the Bourgogne Blanc Vieilles Vignes. Plenty of energy here, a racily fresh chardonnay with a good fruit-acid balance. Not for those who want more sunshine, but I like this. In bottle. Drink from 2026-2028. Tasted Oct 2025
86 Points - Neal Martin, Vinous.com
From vines in Nantoux, the 2024 Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes-de-Beaune Blanc spends eight months on the lees and three to four months in tank. It has a light nose with cooking apple and white flowers. The palate is fresh on the entry, showing a bit more depth than the Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes, crisp and malic on the finish. Fine. January 2026"
Jean Chartron is the 5th generation to manage his family domaine, founded in 1859, and the past decade has seen a resurgence in the quality of wine being produced here. With 14 hectares, including Grand Cru’s and 1er Cru Monopole vineyards, they are an important vineyard proprietor in Puligny and Jean-Michel and his sister Anne-Laure are consistently producing outstanding wines.
The vines for this excellent value Chardonnay are 50 years old, predominantly from the Bois Guillemain vineyard in the village of Nantoux, just above Volnay. The wine is 100% barrel fermented, matured on fine lees for 8 months and then allowed to knit in tank for a further 3 months prior to bottling.
Jasper Morris, MW, Inside Burgundy.com
Jean-Michel Chartron had one of the longer 2024 harvests, starting on 13th September for crémant, and finishing as the rains were about to return on the 26th. Chaptalisation was necessary as he preferred to finish with classical degrees of 13% for village wines and either side of 13.5% for the 1ers and Grands Crus. When I tasted, the first three whites were in bottle, the rest racked to tank but neither fined nor filtered yet, trials coming up. The Grands Crus were still in barrel. All this is as usual in terms of elevage.
Neal Martin, Vinous.com
These wines are finally beginning to attract the respect they deserve. Chartron deftly bridges entry-level, affordable, more commercial cuvées with some of the most prized holdings in the Côte de Beaune, so there is something for everyone at this address.
