Christophe Perrot-Minot

Coming Up

The broker’s trade gave Christophe Perrot-Minot an early grounding in precision. As a wine broker (courtier) until 1993, he worked in a role built on daily comparison and practical judgment rather than presentation. That experience became the base of his move into winemaking, where the same habits of looking, weighing, and adjusting continued to matter. Since 1993, he has been the winemaker of Domaine Henri Perrot-Minot, and that long tenure has given his work its shape. In a business where continuity is often spoken about but not always sustained, a single post over decades signals more than longevity: it means repeated decisions made against the same place, the same cellar, and the same standard.

Where They Are Now

At Domaine Perrot-Minot in Morey-Saint-Denis, Christophe Perrot-Minot’s work has been defined by duration as much as by method. Since 1993, the relationship between maker and domaine has deepened through repetition, with the wines carrying the evidence of that steady attention. The name is attached to a place, but the craft is in the ongoing act of keeping that place legible in the glass. A clear cellar turn comes in 2006, when Christophe Perrot-Minot says: “Since 2006 I’ve done almost no extraction – we already made wine from low yields, and I wanted wines that are more digestible, more balanced and with more finesse – what I now think to be the real wines of Burgundy.” The point is not reinvention but correction toward restraint. Low yields, almost no extraction, digestibility, balance, and finesse define a style that puts pressure on texture and proportion rather than force. It is a practical argument for wines that move with less weight and more clarity. Seen that way, his work reads as cumulative rather than declarative. The cellar choices are grounded in observation and reflection, not in claims of exception. Clarity, texture, and proportion remain the terms that matter most, and they are pursued in a way that lets the wines carry the argument.

Signature

Christophe's signature wines include Chambertin Grand Cru, Chapelle Chambertin Grand Cru, Griotte Chambertin Grand Cru, and Mazoyères-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru.

In Their Words “Since 2006 I’ve done almost no extraction – we already made wine from low yields, and I wanted wines that are more digestible, more balanced and with more finesse – what I now think to be the real wines of Burgundy.” “I really don’t consider myself to be a winemaking champion, it’s not something I’ve ever thought about.”