La Maison Romane
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La Maison Romane, founded in 2005 by Oronce de Beler, is a négociant winery based in Nuits-Saint-Georges,Burgundy, after moving from Vosne-Romanée in 2017. Oronce, a former marketing professional at La Revue duVin de France, left Paris to pursue winemaking, studying viticulture in Beaune and interning at estates likeDomaine Chandon de Briailles. He sources organic and biodynamic grapes from talented vignerons inappellations like Vosne-Romanée, Gevrey-Chambertin, and Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, starting with grapes fromJeremy Seysses of Domaine Dujac in 2005.
His minimalist approach involves whole-cluster fermentation,spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, minimal sulfur (0–10 mg/L, often none), no fining or filtration, and12-month aging in used oak barrels. Cuvées like Bourgogne Rouge (Pinot Noir from Côte Chalonnaise), Hautes-Côtes de Nuits (Pinot Noir from Villars-Fontaine), Côte de Nuits Villages (Pinot Noir from Comblanchien),Marsannay Longeroies, and Château de Berzé (Mâcon, Chardonnay) are bright, elegant, and terroir-driven.Oronce also produces beer, cider, bread, and artisanal pork products, using a circular system where wine leesfeed his beer production and animal compost enriches vineyards.