Keenly working year after year, he is exploring how each cuvée can obtain a fair balance between the typicity of the soils, the character of the grape variety and human intervention. The vineyards under his name represent just over one hectare of vines in total; 0.4 hectares of Chablis in Vau Brou and a 0.6 hectare block in the Premier Cru of Beauroy. Guillaume’s holding was planted in 1980 and sits just outside the town of Beines in the lieu-dit Côte de Savant, with an additional 2 hectares of Petit Chablis added more recently in 2020.

The vineyards are all proudly organically grown, with the whole process being of low-intervention winemaking. With the philosophies of respecting the terroir and vineyard central to his own production, he opted to name his domaine after the place (his home town of Beines at 47°N3°E) and not his own name.

The Petit Chablis offers a delicately zesty nose of white flowers, with a soft touch of peach skin. Vibrant, with a well-shaped structure, it reveals a fleshy and smooth mouth with an elegant hint of salinity.