Maison Bouchard Père et Fils

Michel Bouchard, a cloth merchant from the Dauphiné region in eastern France, regularly travelled through Burgundy on his way to Flanders. On these journeys he grew fond of the Beaune region and its wines, and he settled in Beaune in 1731, expanding his business into the wine trade. His son Joseph became his partner in 1746, and in 1750 Michel transferred the entire business to him. In 1775 Joseph Bouchard bought the family's first parcels, in the Pommard Premier Cru climat of Les Combes; this purchase marks the birth of the family Domaine. In 1820 Bernard Bouchard became the owner of the Château de Beaune, and the family converted its underground galleries into ageing cellars. The Domaine established its headquarters on Rue du Château in 1872.

• 1731: Michel Bouchard, a Dauphiné cloth merchant, settles in Beaune and enters the wine trade
• 1746: son Joseph becomes his partner; 1750: Michel transfers the business to Joseph
• 1775: first family vineyard, Pommard Premier Cru Les Combes
• 1820: Bernard Bouchard buys the Château de Beaune and converts its galleries into ageing cellars; headquarters on Rue du Château from 1872

The Château de Beaune was built by King Louis XI, and its gates are still one of the ways into the city. Bernard Bouchard bought the Château in 1820, and over the years the family converted its underground galleries and bastions into ageing cellars. The cellars hold bottles from the 20th and 19th centuries, the oldest dating to 1846. The Château has been listed since 1937 in the Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques, France's Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments.

• Built by King Louis XI; its gates still lead into the city of Beaune
• Bought by Bernard Bouchard in 1820; underground galleries and bastions converted into ageing cellars
• Cellar collection holds bottles from the 20th and 19th centuries, the oldest from 1846
• Listed since 1937 in the Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques

The Henriot family, of Champagne Henriot, took over Bouchard Père et Fils in 1995, a meeting the Domaine describes as the encounter of two cloth merchants and two exceptional vineyards. From 1996 Joseph Henriot added new, prestigious terroirs to the estate. In 2022 Bouchard united with Artémis Domaines, jointly owned by the Pinault and Henriot-Larouzière families. Eighty employees work at the Domaine. Frédéric Engerer is Chief Executive Officer of Artémis Domaines, Emmanuel Dumont is Chief Executive Officer of Bouchard Père et Fils, and Mickaël Baroin is Technical Director of Bouchard Père et Fils.

• 1995: the Henriot family (Champagne Henriot) takes over Bouchard Père et Fils
• From 1996: Joseph Henriot adds new, prestigious terroirs to the estate
• 2022: Bouchard unites with Artémis Domaines, jointly owned by the Pinault and Henriot-Larouzière families
• Eighty employees; Frédéric Engerer is CEO of Artémis Domaines, Emmanuel Dumont is CEO of Bouchard Père et Fils, Mickaël Baroin is Technical Director of Bouchard Père et Fils

In October 2025 Artémis Domaines split Bouchard Père et Fils into two separate estates. The Bouchard Père et Fils name stayed on vineyards in the Meursault, Pommard, Volnay and Beaune Premier Cru appellations, with production continuing at the Savigny-lès-Beaune winery. The new Domaine des Cabottes, founded in 2025, covers about 100 hectares spread over 77 climats and 111 plots, three-quarters of them Premier or Grand Cru, and makes 20 cuvées. It holds the grands crus Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte, along with premiers crus including Volnay Caillerets and the Vigne de l'Enfant Jésus, a 3.91-hectare monopole in Beaune Premier Cru Les Grèves that the Bouchard family bought in 1791 and held until the split. The vineyard's name recalls a Carmelite nun's prediction of the birth of the future King Louis XIV. The 2022 vintage is the last to carry the Vigne de l'Enfant Jésus on a Bouchard bottle; the 2023 vintage, releasing in 2026, is the first under the new structure and the first from Domaine des Cabottes. The name Cabottes refers to the dry-stone vignerons' shelters of the Côte d'Or, four of which stand in the 35-hectare vineyard that produces the Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte cuvée formerly made by Bouchard. Frédéric Weber, who joined Bouchard Père et Fils in 2003 and has been technical director since 2016, heads Domaine des Cabottes, and Mickaël Baroin, an enologist on Weber's team for ten years, becomes technical director of Bouchard Père et Fils. The Cabottes wines will be vinified and matured, possibly from the 2027 vintage, in a winery under construction on the grounds of the Château de Puligny-Montrachet, acquired from Étienne de Montille in a property trade. All 100 hectares of Domaine des Cabottes are certified organic, and conversion to biodynamic farming begins in 2026 under Julien Arnaud, who has already brought biodynamic practices to Clos de Tart, Château Grillet and Château Latour. Bouchard's vineyards previously stretched across 45 kilometers; its Côte de Nuits parcels, including the grands crus Bonnes-Mares, Chambertin and part of Clos de Vougeot, plus premiers crus in Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges, have moved to Domaine d'Eugénie, another Artémis property in Vosne-Romanée. Bouchard previously worked under the commercial constraints typical of a négociant business; both estates now run as domaines, with technical teams given full autonomy over winemaking decisions, longer élevage and access to the finest cooperage.

• October 2025: Artémis Domaines splits Bouchard Père et Fils into two estates; the Bouchard name keeps the Meursault, Pommard, Volnay and Beaune Premier Cru vineyards, with production at Savigny-lès-Beaune
• Domaine des Cabottes, founded 2025: about 100 ha across 77 climats and 111 plots, three-quarters Premier or Grand Cru, 20 cuvées, including Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte, Volnay Caillerets and the Vigne de l'Enfant Jésus (Bouchard-held since 1791); first (2023) vintage releases 2026
• Frédéric Weber (with Bouchard since 2003, technical director since 2016) heads Domaine des Cabottes; Mickaël Baroin becomes technical director of Bouchard Père et Fils
• New winery under construction at the Château de Puligny-Montrachet (acquired from Étienne de Montille); Domaine des Cabottes is fully certified organic and begins biodynamic conversion in 2026
• Bouchard's former Côte de Nuits parcels (Bonnes-Mares, Chambertin, part of Clos de Vougeot, and premiers crus in Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-Saint-Georges) moved to Artémis-owned Domaine d'Eugénie in Vosne-Romanée

Built up over generations since 1775, the Bouchard Père et Fils estate covers around sixty hectares, mainly in Beaune, Volnay, Monthélie, Pommard and Meursault. The wine list is headed by a single Grand Cru, Clos Vougeot. The Premier Crus are, in Beaune, Les Grèves, Les Marconnets, Beaune du Château, Clos du Roi and Les Avaux; in Monthélie, Les Duresses; in Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Porrets Saint-Georges; in Pommard, a Premier Cru bottling and Les Pézerolles; in Volnay, En Chevret, Frémiets Clos de la Rougeotte and Clos des Chênes; and in Meursault, Les Bouchères and Les Gouttes d'Or. The Villages tier covers Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Monthélie, Pommard, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Meursault and Meursault Les Clous, and the Régionales are Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Bourgogne Aligoté and Bourgogne Chardonnay.

• Around sixty hectares, mainly in Beaune, Volnay, Monthélie, Pommard and Meursault
• Grand Cru: Clos Vougeot
• Premier Crus: Beaune Les Grèves, Les Marconnets, Beaune du Château, Clos du Roi, Les Avaux; Monthélie Les Duresses; Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Porrets Saint-Georges; Pommard and Pommard Les Pézerolles; Volnay En Chevret, Frémiets Clos de la Rougeotte, Clos des Chênes; Meursault Les Bouchères and Les Gouttes d'Or
• Villages: Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Monthélie, Pommard, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Meursault, Meursault Les Clous; Régionales: Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Aligoté and Chardonnay

Bouchard Père et Fils began converting to organic farming in 2009, bringing in agroecological practices across the Domaine step by step; from the 2025 vintage, all of the estate's plots are certified organic. To support biodiversity the Domaine installs birdhouses for blue tits, bat shelters and nectar-rich hedgerows, and plants trees within its plots. Its teams of stonemasons restore and maintain Burgundy's traditional dry stone walls, known as murgers.

• Organic conversion began 2009; all estate plots certified organic from the 2025 vintage
• Biodiversity: birdhouses for blue tits, bat shelters, nectar-rich hedgerows, trees planted within the plots
• In-house stonemason teams restore and maintain Burgundy's dry stone walls (murgers)

Primary sources (producer's own site): https://www.bouchard-pereetfils.com/en/, https://www.bouchard-pereetfils.com/en/the-domaine, https://www.bouchard-pereetfils.com/en/the-wines, https://www.bouchard-pereetfils.com/en/our-commitments, https://bouchard-pereetfils.com/en/wine-list. Secondary sources: Tindal Wine Merchants, https://tindalwine.com/artemis-announce-changes-to-domaine-bouchard-pere-et-fils-with-a-new-domaine/ (28 October 2025); Wine Makers Show, https://www.winemakersshow.com/articles/domaine-des-cabottes-bouchard-pere-fils-split (22 October 2025). Last verified 2026-10-12. Where the producer's site and a secondary source disagree, the producer's site governs; the October 2025 Domaine des Cabottes restructuring is not yet described on the producer's own fetched pages, so it is sourced to the two independent secondary outlets that agree on it.