100% Chardonnay.
Colour: Pale gold with green highlights, brilliant and limpid.
Nose: Floral and fruity aromas, with hints of lemon, mint and honeysuckle. Exotic and spicy aromas.
Palate: Balanced, with herbaceous and floral overtones. This wine is light, charming and fresh. It seduces with its spontaneity and tenderness.
Perfect with fried smelt tapas, poultry and white meats, snails, grilled tofu, bouchées à la reine, grilled cutlets, white pudding, andouillettes, red peppers in vinaigrette and cheeses (dried goat's cheese, Bleu de Bresse).
Serve at around 12-14 °C. (53-57°F.).
Its freshness is best appreciated in its youth, and it can be kept for 3 to 4 years.
Located in southern Burgundy, the Mâconnais region spans from Tournus to the southern edge of the Saône-et-Loire department. Its 3,500 hectares of vineyards specialize in white wines: Mâcon-Villages, Saint-Véran, Pouilly-Fuissé, and Pouilly-Vinzelles.
The geographical area covers the whole of the Mâcon arrondissement, but there are 43 communes where a specific demarcation defines the Mâcon-Villages appellations. The extent of the vineyards, with their variety of soils and microclimates, means that a wide range of white Mâcon wines can be produced.
The vineyards, on clay-limestone soils, face east on gentle slopes at an average altitude of 300 metres.
The grapes are pressed gently and slowly in pneumatic presses, then the must is settled at low temperature. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled vats to preserve the freshness and natural fruitiness of the grapes.
The wine undergoes alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation and ageing for 6 to 8 months on fine lees in stainless steel vats.
From November 2021 to January 2022, there was abundant rain, followed by cool months in February and March, which delayed budding and prevented frost. May was particularly warm, favouring good flowering, but June was marked by hot mornings and violent thunderstorms in the afternoon. In July, intense heat led to water stress, slowing down the ripening of the vines, depending on the plot.
Work in the vines influenced the results, with some plots producing an excellent vintage, while others suffered from dehydration. Most of the harvest began at the beginning of September, with beneficial rain falling at the end of the day or at night, allowing the grapes to offer a good balance between sugar content and acidity.
Harvesting finished in mid-September, with production close to normal despite variable volumes. The 2022 wines have notes of ripe fruit, while retaining their freshness. They are generous and well-balanced.
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