Producer profile · Chavignol
Henri Bourgeois
A long-established Chavignol family house with an extensive Sancerre range spanning classic blends, named sites and all three colors.
- Home village
- Chavignol
- Founded
- 1950, per the Guide Hachette
- Run by
- Arnaud, Jean-Christophe and Lionel Bourgeois
- Farming
- Certified organic from the 2023 vintage
- Soil families
- Terres Blanches, Caillottes, Silex
At a glance
Henri Bourgeois in brief
A long-established Chavignol family house with an extensive Sancerre range spanning classic blends, named sites and all three colors.
History & people
A domaine in context
The Bourgeois family says it has grown vines in Chavignol since 1696. The Guide Hachette dates Domaine Henri Bourgeois itself to 1950, when Henri Bourgeois started out with 1.5 hectares, and the family's Clos Henri website records his sons Jean-Marie and Rémi joining in the 1960s.
The guide names Arnaud, Jean-Christophe and Lionel Bourgeois as the current generation, working 72 hectares in about 120 parcels. It also records a gravity-fed cellar opened in 2000 and the family's New Zealand estate, Clos Henri, developed since 2002. The domaine says its organic certification took effect with the 2023 vintage, and it sells single-parcel wines such as Les Côtes aux Valets.
Current generation
Arnaud Bourgeois
Joined in 2006, according to the Guide Hachette.
Current generation
Jean-Christophe Bourgeois
Current generation
Lionel Bourgeois
Library interpretation
Producer style profile
Editorial interpretation: a wide stylistic ladder, useful for moving from a regional introduction toward more concentrated cuvées.
Ground & place
Vineyards and soils
The cellar
Wine lineup
Plan carefully
Visit and contact
Contact the estate directly
Appointment policies and opening times can change. Confirm current availability, language and accessibility directly with the producer before making a journey.
- Address
- Route de Menetou-Ratel, 18300 Chavignol
Research record
Sources & updates
Checked on 13 September 2026 against the sources listed here. Importer and tourism-office pages repeat what producers tell them, and they are named as such.
- L'histoire d'une famille vigneronne à Sancerre ↗ Famille Bourgeois
- Nos engagements ↗ Famille Bourgeois
- Les Côtes aux Valets 2020 (parcellaire) ↗ Famille Bourgeois
- Famille Bourgeois, caves et bonnes adresses ↗ Vins du Centre-Loire (BIVC)
- Henri Bourgeois ↗ Guide Hachette des Vins
- The Bourgeois family ↗ Clos Henri
Last reviewed: September 13, 2026
