Alain Gras has been working passionately, with great respect of the land since1979 when he took over the running of the domaine. His efforts quickly established itself as the standard bearer for the wines in particularly coming out from the village of Saint-Romain. An exceptional terroir being on top of a hill, which is at 1,300 feet above sea level as well as it benefits from a limestone-clay soil that forces the vine roots to descend deep into the bedrock to obtain the nutrients they need.The typicity of the soil in Saint Romain gives minerality, elegance and freshness to its grapes. The domaine today stands at 15 hectares in total where Alain has vines at 1,050 feet in Auxey-Duresses and in Les Tillets, one of Meursault’s highest lieux-dits.
Alain Gras’s wines are listed in most of France’s Michelin three-star restaurants. This is down to his own sheer determination, and his friendship with the late master chef, Bernard Loiseau, of Saulieu.
Arthur, Alain’s son has recently joined in the running of this domaine. His continued quest in making his wines a reference point for all of Burgundy.
