Domaine Benoît Ente

Benoît Ente is one of the smallest and most sought-after producers in Puligny-Montrachet, farming just 4 hectares and producing fewer than 1,500 cases a year across his entire range. Benoît is the younger brother of Arnaud Ente in Meursault. In 1997, at about 30 years old, he left the shared family domaine to establish his own estate, taking over vineyards in Puligny that had belonged to his grandparents and had previously been leased to other growers. Starting essentially from scratch, Benoît focused on parcel-by-parcel improvement and minimal intervention. He and his wife Coralie manage everything themselves, from vineyard to sales. The wines have become cult-status among collectors, though Benoît himself stays understated about it.