Chanterêves is the micro-négociant project based in the Hautes Côtes of husband-wife team Tomoko Kuriyama and Guillaume Bott. Both trained in oenology—Tomoko in Germany, Guillaume in Burgundy—and met during harvest at Simon Bize, where Guillaume is still cellar master. Their shared love of purity and restraint in wine led naturally to a partnership. “We both like purity and elegance,” says Tomoko. “We don’t like massive wines.” They make wine by infusion, not extraction, letting the fruit steep gently in its own juice, more like tea than soup. The results are delicate, subtle, and quietly expressive. As The Feiring Line put it, wines of infusion “wash over you like a breeze instead of a heat blast.”

This is the first release of Aloxe-Corton from Chanterêves, a blend that includes fruit from premier cru Les Paulands alongside other village sites. The pinot noir is fermented entirely with whole clusters in wooden vats, using ambient yeast and gentle foot treading to coax out flavor without over-extraction. A year in used oak and another in stainless steel gives the wine both structure and clarity. It’s aromatic and fresh, with red berries, dried rose petals, and a dusting of spice. There’s a savory edge and a mineral thread that ties it all together—classic, but with the lifted, graceful touch that defines Chanterêves reds.

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These wines are pre-arrival with an estimated arrival date of late June. During warmer months orders are placed on hold, your wines will ship as weather permits and the daily range is consistently between 45 and 74 degrees. Please note pre-arrival sales are non-refundable as suppliers require us to make binding commitments and deposits to secure the wine.