The Best Young Talent
I was very excited to learn yesterday that Christophe Thibert, of Domaine Thibert Père & Fils in Fuissé, has won this year’s Trophée de Jeunes Talents – the annual award that goes to the region’s top young winemakers. You know Christophe through his wonderful whites that we import from the Mâconnais region of Burgundy – including St. Véran, Macon-Prissé, and a stunning array of single vineyard Pouilly-Fuissé wines. Christophe and his sister Sandrine are the 7th generation at the helm of this wonderful estate, and we are proud to bring their wines into the U.S.
Christophe in his cellar in Fuissé
With Christophe grabbing the trophy this year, he becomes the fourth winemaker in our portfolio to have won this coveted prize in recent years. Benjamin Leroux (Maison Benjamin Leroux), Thiébault Huber (Domaine Huber-Verdereau) and Erell Ninot (Domaine Ninot) are all Trophée de Jeunes Talents winners. Wow! It’s nice to know that our producers are as highly thought of by others as they are by us, for sure. I guess we’ve done a pretty good job so far of finding Burgundy’s rising stars – and I promise we will continue to do so (it’s my personal, never-ending quest!)
Now I’m off to get my mise-en-place ready for baking – Pirrie and I are baking for Santa’s imminent arrival. This year it’s Julia Child’s Mocha Chocolate Chip cookies. Any recipe that calls for a pound of chocolate is OK by me!
