The 2019 Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune "En Bignon" comes from vineyrds on red clay topsoil over marn and a bedrock of Pierre de Nantoux limestone. The vines here are between forty and fifty years in age, aged in one-year-old 500-litre barrels that Champy bought in Lalande-de-Pomerol. It has a less outgoing and sensual nose than the "Le Clous", more saline and marine influence in style thanks to the bedrock. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, again, so satin-smooth in texture that takes your breath away. There are Vosne Premier Crus that would die for a mouthfeel like this. Long and tender on the finish with layers of red fruit, this is another stunning wine.

The 2019 Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Altitude 421 has turned out beautifully, mingling aromas of red berries and plums with hints of warm spices and a deftly judged patina of new oak. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and youthfully tightly wound, it's lively and refined. It derives from climat En Bignon.