André Bonhomme

Viré-Clessé Chardonnay specialist — the Mâconnais cru built around Vieilles Vignes parcels.

Bonhomme works Viré-Clessé as a Chardonnay project in practice — the lineup is built around Vieilles Vignes Mâcon-Viré, single-parcel Viré-Clessé (Les Quarts, Les Foretilles, Thurissey), and the higher-tier Hors Classe and Hommage à Gisèle Bonhomme cuvées. The catalogue runs 22 wines including a small Crémant and a Mâconnais red, but the Viré-Clessé whites are why the estate gets covered. Three prestige critics rate the range — Vinous most consistently, scoring the parcel wines in the low 90s. Cuvée Hommage and Hors Classe sit at the top of the lineup.