In an exciting change of ownership, which may be the first of many in Burgundy, the 18 ha/45 acres of prime vineyard land previously owned by the Société Civile du Clos de Thorey is now jointly owned by the de Montilles of Volnay and the Seysses family of Domaine Dujac in Morey-St-Denis.
The land includes plum parcels in Chambertin, Romanée-St-Vivant, Bonnes-Mares, Clos Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts, Vosne-Romanée Les Beaumonts, Nuits-St-Georges La Richemone, Nuits-St-Georges Clos de Thorey (monopole), Nuits-St-Georges Les Grandes Vignes (monopole), Corton-Clos du Roi and Beaune-Grèves. The rest of the land is in the Savigny-lès-Beaune village appellation and lowlier...