WINEMAKER
Doussot-Bourdot
Established in 2021 in Loches-sur-Ource, Champagne
Doussot-Bourdot is one of the Champagne names I am genuinely excited about right now. Based in Loches-sur-Ource, in the Côte des Bar, Billy Doussot represents exactly the kind of new grower energy I love to find for Between Two Bottles: young, precise, ambitious — but without trying to look polished or fashionable.
The family had been growing grapes for many years, but in 2021 Billy opened a new chapter and began bottling Champagnes under his own name. Today, he works around 8.5 hectares in Loches-sur-Ource and Essoyes, mostly planted with Pinot Noir and a small amount of Chardonnay. His approach is direct and artisanal, with a strong focus on parcel expression, indigenous yeasts, oak ageing, and wines made without fining, filtration or dosage.
I have not known Billy Doussot for years — and I will not pretend otherwise. But sometimes you taste a range and the work speaks very quickly. What convinced me is the clarity of the approach: parcel by parcel, indigenous yeasts, oak ageing, no fining, no filtration, no dosage. Nothing feels designed to be fashionable. Nothing feels made for a trend. It feels like a young grower trying to understand his place, his soils and his own rhythm — and bottling that with real confidence.
That is what I find so exciting here. Billy’s work has force! There is a very direct, almost physical energy in the wines — Côte des Bar Pinot Noir with structure, salt, depth and tension. I was genuinely impressed by how complete and serious the work already feels, especially for a domaine that only started bottling under its own name in 2021. Welcome to Between Two Bottles, Billy!
