Prosper Maufoux, Maison de grands vins de Bourgogne in Santenay, has just signed in December 2014 the takeover of the 14 hectares of the Charles Blondeau-Danne père estate, consisting in particular of the Château de St Aubin and the appellations:

Criot Bâtard Montrachet grand cru

Puligny Montrachet

Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne

Meursault 1er cru la pièce sous le bois

Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru les Chenevottes

Chassagne Montrachet

Saint Aubin 1er Cru la Combes au Sud

Saint Aubin 1er cru

The acquisition of this new estate is in line with our strategy of controlling and securing supplies, and will help to consolidate Prosper Maufoux wines on the top-end French and export markets.Sylvain Depiesse , director of the Veuve Ambal estates, will manage these vineyards. Vinification and ageing, as for all the company’s wines, will be entrusted to Nadine Gublin , oenological consultant for Prosper Maufoux since 2010, and Laurence Danel , in-house oenologist.

Prosper Maufoux now produces 150,000 bottles a year, half of which are exported.

For the past five years, Prosper Maufoux has belonged to Veuve Ambal, the leading producer of Crémant de Bourgogne, located in Montagny les Beaune. Veuve Ambal, founded by Marie Ambal in 1898, remains a family business owned by Eric Piffaut, representing the 5th generation, and his son Aurelien.