Born into a family with generations of father and son winemakers dating back to 1679, Rene lequin married Josette Colin who is also from a family of winemaking heritage in Chassagne-Montrachet. Together we created the Domain Rene Lequin-Colin. Our goal is to have a small, family-run estate and since our son François has joined as winemaker the perenniality is safe. We grow 9 hectares (around 22,5 acres) in Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet, Pommard and Nuits Saint Georges. We also proudly produce some Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru, Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru and red Corton Grand Cru. The wines of Lequin-Colin are made exclusively with the two noble grape varieties of Burgundy, Chardonnay for the whites and Pinot Noir for the reds. Our vines are pruned in " guyot simple " for the Chardonnay and " Cordon de Royat " for the Pinot Noir. These pruning methods give us the ability to keep yields low and to get the best expression of the grape varities. With respect to the environment, every year we work on the soils (ploughing) to allow the wines to get the necessary ressources and to confirm the personality of each terroir. All the grapes are harvested by hand. Our philosophy for winemaking is to utilize contempory methods while retaining respect for tradition. We feel fortunate to be able to give our customers the benefit of savoir-faire or know-how and the experience that our ancestors have passed down.