The Hautes-Côtes de Beaune is a bit like the Wild West of Burgundy, with vineyards on the high, stony parts of the Beaune hillside. Up here, it's typically light red wine country, with Pinot Noir (and the odd Chardonnay) that always feel very stony and mineral. Bastien has tapped into that minerality here with a refined white that has a real life to it, the flavours dancing from white peach to whipped butter delicacy and racy acidity.

Bastien Gautheron's only launched Gautheron d’Anost in 2020. What a year to start your own label, right? But Bastien isn't some freshie - he served a long apprenticeship as a winemaker at the famed estate of Olivier Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet. Now, Bastien is out on his own and making a range of (very) small batch Burgundian wines that we really like. If anything, he's part of a new movement of younger generation French winemakers who believe that a focus on organic grapegrowing and minimal intervention winemaking is pretty much the only way to make wine. The Gautheron d’Anost wines are expressive and deliciously detailed, with some sublime Pinot Noir and Chardonnay releases that feel pretty special. Bastien is a bit of a history buff too, and has planted some vines in suburban Dijon where vines once flourished (until the town took over).