Amaury Beaufort grew up among the vines and barrels of Champagne, following in the footsteps of his father, one of the region’s early pioneers of organic viticulture. Those formative years instilled a philosophy that guides him today: deep respect for the land, full autonomy in the cellar, and a reverence for natural balance. It has been said that if you didn’t see the final product, you would expect these wines to be grand-cru Burgundy. Amaury farms just one hectare of vines in the Aube, his “Jardinot,” which he tends entirely by hand. The site has been untouched by agricultural chemicals since 1969, and he treats it as both vineyard and garden, where the natural world is invited to coexist with the vines. Grapes are picked fully ripe, gently pressed, and fermented with native yeasts in 15 hL oak casks, followed by a long élevage and disgorgement brut nature.

Bouges XXII comes from a single parcel within this Jardinot, and like all of Amaury’s wines it rests on fully ripe pinot noir, native fermentation, and patient aging that allows the wine to find its own equilibrium. Sourced from the 2022 harvest, it is vinified and raised in 15 hL oak casks before a long period sur lattes and release as brut nature, preserving every detail of the vineyard’s expression. The wine opens with notes of orchard fruit, spice, and gentle pastry, underlined by a mineral line that brings poise and direction. It feels shaped by clarity rather than adornment and offers a vivid view into the personality of a single hectare farmed with devotion.