Collection: William Kelley

The two small parcels Kelley owns (the vineyards that supply his Bourgogne Rouge and Beaune 1er Cru Chouacheux) are cultivated by horse and treated organically with backpack sprays. The canopies are trained high and aren’t hedged during the season, avoiding any cuts to the vines’ apical shoots, which in turn delivers smaller, more concentrated clusters. The remaining wines in the range are crafted from purchased grapes from top growers. These connections are kept discreet.

In only a few years, William Kelley has built one of Burgundy’s most talked-about addresses. The current releases are wonderfully pure and precise, and having tasted some future wines in cask last year, we can tell you that there are exciting things to come. Kelley has a passion for the great Burgundy wines before the agrochemical revolution of the 1960s and ’70s precipitated the era of higher yields and intervention in the winery. The deeply flavoured yet racy personality of his wines warmly reflects this inspiration.

The two small parcels Kelley owns (the vineyards that supply his Bourgogne Rouge and Beaune 1er Cru Chouacheux) are cultivated by horse and treated organically with backpack sprays. The canopies are trained high and aren’t hedged during the season, avoiding any cuts to the vines’ apical shoots, which in turn delivers smaller, more concentrated clusters. The remaining wines in the range are crafted from purchased grapes from top growers. These connections are kept discreet.

In only a few years, William Kelley has built one of Burgundy’s most talked-about addresses. The current releases are wonderfully pure and precise, and having tasted some future wines in cask last year, we can tell you that there are exciting things to come. Kelley has a passion for the great Burgundy wines before the agrochemical revolution of the 1960s and ’70s precipitated the era of higher yields and intervention in the winery. The deeply flavoured yet racy personality of his wines warmly reflects this inspiration.