What is remarkable about Domaine Simon Bize is that each of its wines clearly portrays the ‘house style’ as well as its individual personality, without one masking the other. The Domaine's winemaker, Chisa Bize, is a Japanese-Burgundian perfectionist. It is a little-known fact, but this Domaine has some of the oldest vines and the highest average vine age in all of Burgundy. There are few Domaines that could boast a Bourgogne Rouge made from vines planted in 1963, 1971 and 1980; or a 1er Cru Vergelesses made from vines planted by their forbears from the ‘30s – ‘60s, with the youngest planted in 1978!

The winemaking philosophy is based on the principle that yield is of the utmost importance and should never exceed 40 hectolitres per hectare (a personally imposed restriction, given that the legal limits set by the French government are significantly higher). Chisa believes in harvesting ‘perfect’ fruit, and does whatever is required to accomplish this.

Chisa has a driven, ever-questioning disposition and a quiet determination with confidence in her family's vines, sites and  her winemaker, Eric Pignal, who worked at Dujac, l'Arlot and Roulot, to name a few. Chisa and Eric say that 2022 was particularly a great, “warm​vintage that made wines with freshness… Our 1er Crus look like Grand Crus.”