In the foreground, from left to right: Audrey and her brother Thibaut Girin, Stéphane Piguet. In the background: Pierre Morat, Alexandre Vaudoisey, his wife Laure, Romain Pillot and his brother Simon.
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Hopes of the year 2/2

Although firmly rooted in their respective vineyards, our five rising stars of the year spend more time looking to the future than to the past. Consumer trends, wine prices, the environment… These were the topics that fueled the round table discussion on November 21st, at the Domaine Vaudoisey-Creusefond.

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Clément Lhôte

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They've barely finished the winemaking process, and their smiles betray their pride. Our five winemakers are pleased with the 2025 vintage. "The very dry and early year promised powerful wines like 2020, but the September rains changed everything," rejoices Alexandre Vaudoisey, for whom "beautiful colors and excellent ripeness are combined with relatively low alcohol levels, sometimes as low as 12.5%." This reality, however, only applies to central and northern Burgundy. In the Mâconnais region, "we had a better harvest in 2024 than in 2025," notes Pierre Morat, who, like his colleagues, was affected by intense rainfall this June. The same is true in Beaujolais Audrey and Thibault Girin confirm this. In Les Pierres Dorées, the duo also experienced the intensity of the rain this year.

Which doesn't stop him from releasing a very nice beaujolais new [see below], whose release they celebrated the day before. "It's true that we're selling less and less of it, especially in restaurants. But events are still successful, particularly in large cities like Lyon. And especially among young people. It's more complicated with senior consumers," reports Audrey Girin.

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