Domaine Potinet-Ampeau is located in the picturesque village of Monthélie in the Côte de Beaune. Vincent Durrieu, the 5th generation, continues the practice started by his grandparents, of ageing the wines in their cellar, releasing them only when they are ready to drink. As a result, they have a rare treasure trove of back vintages that is nearly impossible to find in Burgundy nowadays.

Potent-Ampeau has 10 hectares planted 50/50 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and they only bottle what they grow. They have a minimal intervention approach to winemaking. The wines are fermented by indegenous yeast. The whites are pressed hard with a mechanical press, fermented in a barrel with no racking. Vincent believes having substance in the wine protects them from oxidation later on, which explains why their older white vintages do not suffer from premox. For the reds, the grapes are destemmed and fermented in cement tanks with pigeage and remontage for extraction. The reds typically see 20-25% new oak.