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Old oak — barrels that have been used for multiple previous vintages — is one of the defining characteristics of the winemaking approach across the Amitié list. Unlike new oak, which imparts vanilla, toast, and spice flavours to the wine, old oak acts as a neutral vessel: it allows slow, gentle oxidation that adds texture and complexity without masking the terroir beneath.
Antoine Bouvet and Hélène Charbaut ferment and age every wine entirely in old oak — no stainless steel anywhere in their cellars. Champagne Pierre Deville does the same in Grand Cru Verzy. Domaine Amiot et Fils ages across 30–50% new oak depending on the wine — the old oak proportion giving each cuvée its texture without imposing oak flavour. Old oak is a tool for patience rather than flavour.
Winemakers we work with
Le Grappin
Andrew and Emma Nielsen. Wines from specific, organically farmed parcels across Burgundy and Beaujolais, made and bottled by hand.
Domaine Amiot et Fils
Ten generations in Morey-Saint-Denis since 1702. Named Vigneron de l’Année 2026 — Bourgogne by the Guide Hachette des Vins.
Domaine Charlopin-Tissier
Yann Charlopin and Justine Tissier brought two family vineyard holdings together in 2013. Gevrey-Chambertin winery with vineyards across the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune.
Domaine Buisson-Battault
Fifth-generation family domaine in Meursault. Farming the same plots since the 1920s, across fourteen appellations from Bourgogne to Premier Cru.
Mark Haisma
Australian-born, trained at Yarra Yering in Victoria. Based in Gevrey-Chambertin since 2007. Named one of Tim Atkin’s Top 25 Producers to Watch.
Champagne Pierre Deville
Fourth-generation grower in Verzy Grand Cru. Biodynamic farming, indigenous yeasts, barrel-aged.
Champagne Antoine Bouvet
Five and a half hectares across Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Bisseuil, and Avenay Val d’Or. Extended barrel aging. Sells out with every release.
Champagne Hélène Charbaut
Fourth-generation grower in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. Five cuvées — each a single grape variety, a single expression of terroir.
Champagne Pascal Lejeune
Family domaine on the south-facing slopes of the Coteaux Sud d’Épernay. One of the first in Champagne to plant cover crops between vine rows.