The Muzard family has farmed vines in Santenay since 1645, nine generations of continuous winemaking in one of the Côte de Beaune's most underrated villages. The domaine in its current form was built by Lucien Muzard in the 1960s, who expanded the family's holdings through careful rentals and acquisitions, laying the foundation for what is today one of Santenay's most respected addresses.
A Family Domaine, Genuinely
Brothers Claude and Hervé Muzard took over from their father Lucien in 1995, having already worked the vines together since the early 1990s. In 2019, Claude's daughter Capucine joined the domaine, marking the family's tenth generation in Santenay. Today the estate farms 16 hectares across Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet, and Pommard, still run day to day by the family whose name is on the label.
Santenay: The Côte de Beaune's Best-Kept Value Secret
Santenay sits at the southern tip of the Côte de Beaune, a village whose wines have long offered genuine Burgundy character at a noticeably lower price than its more famous neighbours further north. Domaine Muzard's Santenay 'Beauregard' 1er Cru shows why: structured, savoury red fruit with real minerality, from one of the village's better-regarded Premier Cru climats.
The domaine's 'Champs Claude Vieilles Vignes' bottling, sourced from old vines, is available across two recent vintages, 2022 and 2023, giving an unusually direct opportunity to compare how the same old-vine parcel expresses two different growing seasons back to back.
Why Old Vines Matter Here
'Vieilles Vignes' (old vines) is a term used loosely across Burgundy, but at a family domaine with nine generations of continuous farming, it carries real weight. Older vines produce lower yields and smaller berries, concentrating flavour and giving wines like Muzard's Champs Claude a depth and structure that younger plantings in the same soil simply can't match.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Santenay as good as more famous Côte de Beaune villages? Santenay doesn't have the name recognition of Meursault or Pommard, but its best Premier Cru sites, farmed by producers like Domaine Muzard, offer genuine structure and character at a more accessible price point.
What does 'Vieilles Vignes' mean? It translates to 'old vines'. While there's no legal definition in Burgundy, the term generally signals fruit from mature vineyards that produce lower yields and more concentrated wine.
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