Famille Messager-Germain is Burgundy’s bold new voice. Young, dynamic, and doing things their own way. Founded in 2022 by Adèle Germain and Simon Messager, this rising star is turning heads. They may be newcomers, but their roots run deep. She’s from the Côte de Beaune. He’s from the Côte de Nuits. Both trained at the Lycée Viticole de Beaune, before heading down very different paths: Simon learned his craft working with Burgundy legend Robert Groffier, while Adèle gained global perspective in Portugal, South Africa, New Zealand, and at Burgundian institutions like Joseph Drouhin and Château de Pommard.
Fixin 'Côté Cour'
Elegant but not shy, this Pinot steps into the spotlight with grace. Grown on 45-year-old vines in Fixin’s limestone-rich north, Côté Cour is all…
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Coteaux Bourguignons Chardonnay
If this wine were a person, it’d be the one who walks into the room in a linen shirt and just glows. Grown in…
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Marsannay 'En Leautier'
One of the prettiest wines we tasted from Messager-Germain. Roses and violets leap from the glass, followed by pure strawberry and cherry fruit. Half…
View Wine →The Wines of the Domaine
- Coteaux Bourguignons Chardonnay
- Bourgogne Chardonnay
- Fixin ‘Côté Jardin’
- Fixin ‘Meix Trouhans’
- Coteaux Bourguignons Pinot Noir
- Bourgogne Pinot Noir
- Côte de Nuits Village ‘Les Chaillots’
- Marsannay ‘En Leautier’
- Fixin ‘Côté Cour’
- Fixin ‘Champs des Ares’
- Nuits-Saint-Georges ‘Aux Herbues’
- Morey-St-Denis ‘Pierre Virant’
- Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Meix Bas’
United in Fixin, they’re reviving family vines and crafting pure, expressive wines that speak fluently of their terroir, and their ambition. Their largest cuvée is just 1,000 cases. Most are closer to 300. And their rarest wines? Just 100 cases.
Adèle talks through the domaine, its vineyards and the ideas shaping the wines, offering a personal insight into the estate and the character behind each cuvée.
Inside Messager-Germain
Everything is done by hand. Organically farmed, without certification and with minimal sulphur. Zero shortcuts. Reds are vibrant and juicy, built on whole bunch and energy. Whites are salty, sleek, and structured. Think Côte de Beaune minerality, Côte de Nuits punch.
Created uniquely for the domaine by Tonnellerie Rousseau, the “Zébra” blends alternating oak staves – one lightly toasted, one barely touched. The result is a whisper of oak, not a shout. Just enough to add texture, not mask terroir. It’s a masterstroke.
From their brand new purpose-built winery in Nuits-Saint-Georges, the attention to detail in everything they do by Simon & Adèle is what truly makes Messager-Germain a domaine to be remembered.
Look closely at the vineyard floor and you might spot a flash of blue: Speedwell. Known in French as Véronique, it’s a humble wildflower that thrives between the vines, symbolising life, renewal, and the quiet beauty of working with nature.
Why we’re excited
Famille Messager-Germain is everything we love about the next generation of Burgundy: thoughtful, terroir-focused, and quietly ambitious. With just a few hectares and a hands-on, organic-leaning approach, Adèle and Simon are crafting wines that are precise, pure, and full of promise. Their experience, both local and international, brings a refreshing energy to the Côte de Nuits.
The 2022s already show polish and finesse, and the 2023s promise even more. This is an estate in its early days, but the foundations are strong. For Burgundy drinkers keen to follow a rising domaine from its first steps, this is one to watch closely and drink with a big smile on your face!
Discover the Wines
Côte de Nuits Village 'Les Chaillots'
Don’t let the “villages” fool you—Les Chaillots is firing on all cylinders. From a stony plot in Corgoloin (the name literally means “pebbles”), this…
View Wine → Coteaux Bourguignons Chardonnay
If this wine were a person, it’d be the one who walks into the room in a linen shirt and just glows. Grown in…
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Coteaux Bourguignons Chardonnay
A seriously impressive Chardonnay from just north of Fixin, made in tiny quantities from the En Malpertuis vineyard. The 2024 is intensely aromatic, packed…
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Coteaux Bourguignons Pinot Noir
A beautiful little wine, and one of those bottles that reminds you just how much joy there is below the famous appellations. From just…
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Fixin 'Champs des Ares'
A deeper, darker side of Fixin, with striking concentration and real finesse. Around a quarter of the vineyard produces millerandé grapes: unusually tiny berries…
View Wine → Fixin 'Côté Cour'
Elegant but not shy, this Pinot steps into the spotlight with grace. Grown on 45-year-old vines in Fixin’s limestone-rich north, Côté Cour is all…
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Fixin 'Côté Cour'
A seriously complete Fixin. Powerful and complex, but never heavy, with beautifully balanced tannins and a striking mineral thread running right through the wine.…
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Fixin 'Côté Jardin'
Named after the “garden side” of the stage, Côte Jardin has always had a little theatre to it. The 2024 might be its finest…
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