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Domaine Tollot-Beaut
WINERY OVERVIEW
The Tollot family represents a long lineage of winegrowers dating back to the late 1880s when
François Tollot began planting vineyards in Chorey-lès-Beaune. His son, Alexandre Tollot,
continued in his father’s footsteps and married Aurélie Beaut. In 1921, Tollot-Beaut became
one of the first to bottle their wines under the domaine and started exporting their wines to
the U.S. shortly thereafter. Today, cousins Nathalie, Jean-Paul, and Olivier Tollot are in charge.
The wines of Tollot-Beaut are well-known for their serious but pleasing style across a range of
appellations from Bourgogne to Grand Cru.
LOCATION OF VINEYARD
Chorey-lès-Beaune lies on the plains below the Cote d’Or escarpment with 336 acres (13
hectares) almost exclusively planted with Pinot Noir. Nearly half of Chorey-lès-Beaune is
sold as Côte de Beuane-Villages. Initially, the Tollot family owned vines only in Chorey, but
successive generations made small acquisitions in Savigny, Aloxe, and Beaune for a current
total of 59 acres (24 hectares). They are the proud owners of two monopoles, Savigny-
lès-Beaune Champs-Chevrey and the more recently acquired Chorey-lès-Beaune Pièce du
Chapitre. Tollot-Beaut farms lutte raisonée and maintains a high proportion of old vines from
the highly prized Pinot Fin strain.