Domaine de la Bongran consists of 15 hectares spread throughout the foot of the Quintaine hills in the Mâconnais.

A family estate since a least the 15th century, its vineyards, devoted essentially to Chardonnay, have been passed on from generation to generation to vinegrowers and stone masons.

The name of the area "Bongran" originally comes from "bongrain" (a wine with good origins comes from a good grain).

Jean Thévenet is inspired by the traditional methods passed on by his father, drawn from his series of lectures, "The harvests in the Mâconnais region of Clessé during the 19th century" (1932); "Congress of learned societies of Burgundy" (1938).

Jean Thévenet, the final link of the chain since 1972, together with his son, crafts exceptional wines on a chalky terroir which is said to be the secret of the Great White Wines of the Mâconnais.