Having lived in Paris for a few years, François de Nicolaÿ, chose to take over the running of the family domain in Savigny-lès-Beaune (Chandon de Briailles) in the early 2000s. Alongside this prestigious estate, he decided to start his own wine trading business under his own name – François de Nicolaÿ.
For these wines, he uses grapes that are certified organic or biodynamic so that he can show off their full characteristics and the terroirs where they grow. Vinification and ageing are conducted naturally without any additives (some wines are natural while others have a bit of sugar added to them) in an old cellar in Savigny-Lès-Beaune. There is no pumping over or punching down, neither is the wine filtered or clarified. Tasting these wines will leave you wanting more; they are delicious with an airy character. We also enjoy them for their purity.
As the business grows as does the range while the prices remain reasonable for the appellations.

Sourced exclusively from organic or biodynamically grown grapes, François de Nicolaÿ’s cuvées emphasise freshness above all else. This Chablis is no exception to the rule, and what’s more, celebrates the rare purity conferred by the rigorous winemaking methods used to produce it. The flavours of this wine are orchestrated by the clarity of the grapes combined with the taste the land imparts on them. The juices are bottled once aged in barrels. Each bottle is waxed by hand.
The number of bottles is limited, but the promises kept by the tasting are considerable. The fruit aromas are pure and very precise, swaying between notes of citrus and white-fleshed fruit. The freshness provided by the rigorously selected grapes is complemented by a fine minerality on the palate, and vanilla notes round off the aromatic spectrum.