Hailing from the Domaine d’Adélie in the Mercurey appellation—a region named after the Roman god Mercury—this Chardonnay is truly divine. The Champs Michaux plot sits on a high-altitude plateau, where 20-year-old vines struggle beautifully through calcareous clay and stubborn limestone rock. Technical director Alain Serveau and vineyard guru Christophe Chavel treat these grapes like royalty: they are handpicked and fermented using natural yeasts in wooden vats. To ensure the fruit stays the star of the show, the wine is aged on fine lees in oak barrels (only 15 to 20% new wood) for 12 to 14 months, resulting in a Mercurey white wine that is as meticulously crafted as a Swiss watch, but significantly more fun at dinner parties.