Sumptuous yet refined, the 2023 Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru from Domaine Antonin Guyon is a wine of depth, dimension, and quiet authority. Deep garnet in colour, it opens with complex aromas of black cherry, wild blackberry and plum, layered with violet, clove, and a touch of graphite. On the palate, it’s powerful but beautifully composed with dense fruit framed by fine-grained tannins and an underlying mineral edge that lends both lift and definition. Notes of dark chocolate, forest floor and sweet spice unfold through a long, resonant finish, where freshness and richness meet in perfect harmony. It’s the kind of wine that doesn’t shout its pedigree; it simply owns it.

For when: the evening deserves something commanding yet composed.
Pairs with: beef tenderloin, duck confit, or truffled mushroom dishes.
If this wine were a sculpture, it’d be carved from marble, strong, graceful, and enduring.

Domaine Antonin Guyon, headquartered in Savigny-lès-Beaune, is among the Côte d’Or’s great family estates, celebrated for its precision and balance across an exceptional range of appellations. Founded in the 1960s by Antonin Guyon, and now helmed by his sons Dominique and Michel, the domaine spans over 40 hectares from Gevrey-Chambertin to Meursault, producing wines defined by purity, texture and terroir expression.

The Corton-Bressandes vineyard lies on the mid-slope of the Corton Hill, a revered site of limestone-rich soils that yield wines noted for their refinement and ageing potential. The fruit is hand-harvested and vinified traditionally, followed by around 16 months of maturation in fine-grained French oak barrels (roughly one-third new). The 2023 vintage captures the hallmark elegance of Guyon’s style: power shaped by restraint, and grandeur balanced by grace, a Grand Cru Burgundy of poise, precision, and quiet splendour.