Philippe Pacalet

Philippe is famous for being one of the leading lights of the natural wine scene worldwide – although that doesn’t always sit well with him.

His philosophy is certainly one of minimal intervention but his ideas on winemaking, particularly the use of sulphur dioxide, would be anathema to some of the more dogmatic natural winemakers. Philippe’s wines are characterized by wonderful fruit purity and clean structural lines; wines that clearly speak of the villages where they were born. His cellars are based in the heart of the Burgundian capital of Beaune where he crafts small parcels from throughout Burgundy.