Domaine Saumaize-Michelin is a 9 hectares large domaine in the heart of the Mâconnais, Burgundy. Roger Saumaize-Michelin is the vigneron in charge of the domaine, who farms the vineyards following non-certified biodynamic principles.

Saumaize-Michelin’s wines are concentrated, fleshy, and structured, showing the excellence of Vergisson.

The top wines of the domaine are: Pouilly-Fuissé Le Haut de Crays, Pouilly-Fuissé Clos Sur la Roche, and Pouilly-Fuissé Cuvée Ampelopsis.

The Pouilly-Fuissé Le Haut de Crays 2017 scored 93+, the Pouilly-Fuissé Clos Sur la Roche 2019 scored 93, and the Pouilly-Fuissé Cuvée Ampelopsis 2018 scored 93 by the Wine Advocate.

Robert Parker’s tasting notes on the Pouilly-Fuissé Le Haut de Crays 2017: “The 2017 Pouilly-Fuissé Le Haut de Crays is also superb, exhibiting a lovely bouquet of green orchard fruit, citrus confit, orange blossom and warm bread, followed by a full-bodied, layered and enveloping palate with a satiny attack, superb depth, concentration at the core and a long, penetrating finish.”

Roger Saumaize-Michelin is the winemaker at Domaine Saumaize-Michelin.

The domaine was founded in 1978. In 1981 Pouilly Fuissé "Clos sur la Roche" was purchased and in 1992 plots from Saint-Véran.

The parcels Saint-Véran "Les Crèches" and Pouilly-Fuissé "Les Courtelongs" were added in 1995 and 2005. Finally, in 2006 part of the sharecropping original from the vines of "Ronchevats".

The new cellars were built in 2007.

The last purchased parcel was Pouilly-Fuissé "La Maréchaude" in 2014.

The vineyards of Domaine Saumaize-Michelin are farmed following biodynamic principles starting from 2005.

Roger Saumaize-Michelin controls the yields and does a lot of manual work in the vineyards. The parcels have been vinified separately since 1985.

The fermentation takes place in barrels. The wines are matured for 11 months on the lees before bottling with a light fining but no filtration.