100% Chardonnay.
Colour: pale gold colour with a light green tint.
Bouquet: aromas of honey, almond paste and flint.
Palate: frank on the palate with a fairly lively but well-balanced attack. Fruity, honeyed, sweet almond flavours are expressed with great finesse.
Drink with oily fish, poached or simply fried, seafood, risottos containing sea-food or mushrooms and goat cheeses, French Comté and Beaufort cheeses.
Serve at a temperature of 12°C- 14°C. (54-57°F.).
This wine can be consumed now or laid down in a cellar for the next 3 to 8 years.
This is a Macon appellation, a neighbour of the renowned Pouilly-Fuissé in the South of Burgundy. The Saint-Véran appellation occupy slopes forming part of the chain of hills to which the Rock of Solutré belongs. This rocky backbone is made of fossiliferous limestone of the Middle Jurassic. The gentle eastern slopes are composed of marly limestones on which are found the east-facing vineyards of Prissé and Davayé. At Chânes and Prissé, on the left bank of the little river Grosne, the vines grow on fossiliferous limestones, often overlain by a layer of clay-with-flints with « chailles ». The soils, ideally suited to the Chardonnay, produce only white wines.
After manual harvesting, the grapes are moderately pressed. The juice is left to settle, and then temperature-controlled fermentation begins in stainless steel tanks.
During the maturing, the wine is racked to aerate it and to get rid of the deposit.
The ideal weather conditions in Burgundy in 2023, characterised by a favourable spring, a hot summer with cool nights, moderate rainfall and an early autumn harvest, played a key role in the high yields and exceptional quality of the grapes at harvest time.
The white wines are distinguished by their elegance, complexity and liveliness. Subtle aromas of white fruit, citrus and floral notes add to their remarkable freshness.
The red wines are powerful and well-balanced, with aromas of red and black fruit, as well as spicy and mineral nuances. The silky tannins add an elegant structure, promising harmonious ageing.
In short, these are expressive, fruity wines with very fine aromatic profiles.
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