Sebastien Giroux is exactly the type of winemaker we love to work with. He farms a tiny 6-hectare estate in southern Burgundy’s Maconnais region essentially by himself. Some of his wines come in allocations with single-digit case quantities; his rooms for vinification, bottle stockage, labeling, and tasting, are all… the same room.
Yet his disciplined organic winemaking results in extraordinary wines – William Kelley describes them as “supple, pure and charming.” We’ve just restocked on his terrific Pouilly-Fuissés, but our favorite new find from his lineup this year was the Macon-Fuissé “Pelées,” from the stellar 2024 vintage.
This wine answers the question “what would happen if you combined Chablis and the Maconnais?” Giroux raises it entirely in stainless steel (no oak) and the wine is full of tension and zip. It’s long and has plenty of sunny richness on the mid-palate, but finishes dry and stony. Sebastien himself called it “angular” and we think it’s a perfect descriptor.
Dynamic, vibrant and full of life, this sub-$30 white Burgundy is a remarkable value.
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Giroux Macon-Fuissé “Pelées” 2024
bottle price: $29
