Winemaker
Jean Thévenet
Winemaker, Domaine de la Bongran
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Portrait of Jean Thévenet
i. Biography
Jean Thévenet is a Burgundian winemaker associated with Domaine de la Bongran in Quintaine, in the Viré-Clessé/Mâconnais area of Burgundy. Jean Thévenet officially succeeded Émile in 1972, and sources consistently is a pioneer of organic viticulture and minimal intervention, later handing operational control to his son Gautier in 2000. His family’s Domaine de la Bongran is known for distinctive Viré-Clessé wines, including cuvées under the Thévenet name, and for emphasizing late harvesting and Chardonnay-based wines with residual sugar.
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