Maison Gautheron d’Anost

What’s in a new name? Who will be the next star?

These are difficult questions, as many people are closely following the Burgundy market looking for clues. I first met Bastien Gautheron at the Aligoteur tasting in March, having noticed the name somewhat earlier. So brand new? Or just new to me?

Bastien, now running Maison Gautheron d’Anost, is a new producer who made his first vintage in 2020 after being employed as commercial and marketing director at Olivier Leflaive.

Short elevage

Bastien Gautheron employs minimal intervention and short elevage, both due to practical reasons and his belief that a short elevage suits his wines best.

His 2022s are already quite far into their elevage; the first wines will be bottled in June and the last before this year’s harvest.

This is indeed short elevage, but not unheard of amongst vignerons. That said, it certainly flies against the current trend of longer maturation.

Long elevage can be good, but I can pick just as many wines with a shorter elevage that I enjoy. So it’s more about how it is done.

Tasting Bastien’s ’22 wines in late March was good timing, as the first of them will be bottled in June.

I guess this is the official start of my 2022 tastings – although I have already tasted ’22s with Bastian Wolber and Jeremy Recchione.

And so, to the wines!

Maison Gautheron d’Anost Pommard Les Vignots 2022

Made with 100% whole clusters, this is vivid and lively, with medium density – a charming wine by any standard. Bastien Gautheron really is able to find the best for his pinot. It’s delicate vin de soif, and it sets the scene for the rest of the wines.

(Drink from 2028) – Very Good  – (88p) – Tasted 31/03/2023 –

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