Domaine Couturier

Domaine Couturier is led by the legendary Marcel Couturier, who comes from a long line of vignerons in the southern Mâconnais, in conjunction with the next generation of the domaine: his daughter Cladie and son Auxence.

The winery is located in the commune of Fuissé, overlooking the village of Loché, Mâcon, and the great plain of Bresse. The domaine is just one of four producers who are estate bottling in Mâcon-Loché. Working with old chardonnay vines that have been passed down through generations of the Couturier family, Marcel began estate-bottling in 2005. The family has made a name for themselves throughout France and export markets for punching well above what the “Burgundy cognoscenti” consider the Mâconnais is capable of. The truth of the matter is that Domaine Couturier consistently produces soulful white Burgundies with exceptional transparency, complexity, and depth that often best wines from much more famous chardonnay addresses further north, all while offering consistently exceptional value. 

The Couturier family likes to take their time, working intuitively, respecting each terroir and resulting wine. Descending from many generations of farmers in the Mâconnais, Marcel Couturier is very patient and pragmatic in the vineyard and the cellar, allowing time for each wine to reveal itself. Marcel has stood out as a traditionalist with old vines and high standards in an area quickly defining itself as a source of top-notch white Burgundy. He has passed these traits onto his daughter Cladie, who runs the winery operations, and his son Auxence, who is now following in Marcel’s footsteps in the vineyard. Until Auxence joined his father in the vineyards, all of the work in the vineyards and cellar were performed solo by the hard-working Marcel. The talents of the three family members are complementary, resulting in the incredible advances the domaine has made since 2017.