Chanterêves is one of those producers to remind us that Burgundy is about farmers, not big corporate winemakers. This white comes from organically farmed vineyards, is fermented with native yeasts, and is aged in older barrels, feeling very bright and pristine. Cool, sophisticated, and pure, with layers of lemon peel, a little white flowers, and white peach, with just a little oak creaminess for complexity. Precise, yet approachable drinking right here.

Chanterêves (or Chantereves) is a French wine estate with a wonderfully unconventional origin story. On the one side, you have Guillaume Bott, who grew up in the heart of Burgundy, trained at some of the region's most storied estates, including Domaine Etienne Sauzet and Domaine Simon Bize et Fils, and spent more than two decades very much in the heart of the region. By contrast of Tomoko Kuriyama arrived from Japan via Germany, where she completed a viticulture and oenology degree at Geisenheim University and honed her craft across some of Germany's most respected estates. The two met during the 2005 harvest at Simon Bize, and the rest, as they say, is history. The name Chanterêves nods to the street where the winery sits, with a small twist that conjures the French words for "to sing" and "dreams" -- a pretty perfect fit for a project built on patience. We say patience because it took a good decade in Burgundy working for other people before the duo could devote themselves to this label. The wines are worth it, though - lucid, minimally handled white and red wines that feel very real.