Domaine Joseph Roty, well-known for its diverse range of old vines, is located in Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy. The holdings of the domaine cover 15 hectares of vineyards settled within Gevrey-Chambertin and Marsannay. They are farmed according to sustainable principles but are not certified yet.

Pierre-Jean Roty is the current winemaker at the domaine. His wines are of magnificent breadth and concentration - powerful, super-ripe and high-toned.

The top wines of Domaine Joseph Roty are Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Cuvée Très Vieilles Vignes, Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru, and Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru. The Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Cuvée Très Vieilles Vignes 2005 scored 97 - 98, Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru 1999 scored 95 - 98, and Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru 2005 scored 95 - 96 by the Wine Advocate.

Robert Parker’s tasting notes on the Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Cuvée Très Vieilles Vignes 2005: “From vines said to have been planted in the 1880s, the Roty 2005 Charmes Chambertin Tres Vieilles Vignes announces its distinction a foot away from the glass, with uncanny intensity and clarity of black fruit essences, along with ineffable mineral and animal suggestions. Tactile cinnamon spiciness, bitter-sweet herbs, and black cherry and black raspberry concentrate, fresh, yet with liqueur-like intensity, sweetness and viscosity, saturate the palate, and a dark and rising tide of mineral and carnal flavours meets the fruit and spice in a thunderous finish. There is mystery aplenty here, with the sex appeal well beneath the surface.”

It should be mentioned that Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Cuvée Très Vieilles Vignes - is definitely the pearl of the domaine. The oldest vines date from 1881.

Since 2008, Pierre-Jean Roty, assisted by his family, has managed Domaine Joseph Roty.

The Roty family has been growing vines since the time of Louis XIV. There have been 11 generations of vignerons since 1710.

Initially, the domaine's wines were sold in bulks - it was Charles Roty, Pierre-Jean Roty's great-grandfather, who developed the domaine-bottling.

Joseph Roty, Pierre-Jean Roty's father, made a significant input into the domaine's development and established its name on the stage. In the 1970s, he helped Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot take care of their vines in Marsannay.

The vineyards of Domaine Joseph Roty are farmed according to sustainable principles, but are not certified yet.

The soils are regularly ploughed, yields are kept low, and green harvesting is conveyed if needed.

The grapes are sorted in the vineyards and on a sorting table, including optical sorting to ensure the grapes' ripeness. Afterwards, they are destemmed, carried through a finely-calibrated crusher and cooled if necessary. The one-week maceration is followed by fermentation. In addition, pumping over and punching down are applied.

All the wines - including the Aligoté and the Marsannay rosé - are maturated for 18 months. The percentage of new oak varies from 100 percent for some crus to none for the whites and rosé. From 20 to 50 percent of new oak is used for the village wines.

Pierre-Jean Roty uses mostly barrels made by Billon.