Domaine Ramonet is one of the most celebrated estates in Burgundy, founded in 1919 by Pierre Ramonet and based in the village of Chassagne-Montrachet in the Côte de Beaune. While the domaine has achieved its greatest critical recognition through a series of exceptional white Burgundies, including the legendary Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru blancs, the red wines produced under the Ramonet label are of considerable quality and represent extraordinary value within the house’s hierarchy. The Bourgogne Rouge is the entry point to the Ramonet range and carries the intellectual rigour and minimal-intervention approach that governs every wine in the portfolio.

The 2017 Burgundy vintage was defined by the aftermath of severe spring frost events that decimated yields across the Côte d’Or, particularly in the white wine vineyards of Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. The resulting crop was dramatically smaller than usual, but the wines that did emerge benefited from the intense concentration brought by low yields and a warm, dry summer. The 2017 Bourgogne Rouge from Ramonet reflects this character: a wine of concentrated red fruit expression and excellent structural completeness that exceeds its appellation classification in both complexity and depth.

Domaine Ramonet is managed by the second and third generations of the founding family, with Noel and Jean-Claude Ramonet’s children continuing the work of the founding patriarch. The Bourgogne Rouge, drawn from village-level Pinot Noir vines in the broader Burgundy appellation surrounding Chassagne-Montrachet, provides collectors and restaurateurs with an accessible entry point to the domaine’s philosophy without the extreme scarcity and pricing of the Grand Cru and Premier Cru whites. For wine enthusiasts familiar with Ramonet’s white wines, the Bourgogne Rouge offers a complementary and illuminating perspective on the house style applied to red Burgundy.