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BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY 2018

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2022 2023

Varietal

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: Light gold with green reflects.
Bouquet: Expressive notes of citrus and white flowers.
Palate: Full attack on citrus. A mineral wine that develops aromas of gunflint and white flowers. Dry, aromatic with a pure and nice persistency.

Food and wine pairing

A perfect choice for aperitifs, starters and tapas, cold cuts, seafood and grilled fish.

Serving suggestions

Serve ideally chilled, at a temperature of about 12°C (54°F.).

Ageing potential

In good storage conditions, this wine can be kept for 5 to 6 years.

Origins

The Bourgogne blanc appellation covers around 1,000 hectares spread across the entire Burgundy wine-growing region. The great diversity of terroirs found here means that the grape variety can be expressed in a wide range of ways, from flinty to buttery to acacia.

Our white Burgundy is mainly made from Chardonnay grapes harvested on selected terroirs in southern Burgundy: in the Mâconnais and Côte Chalonnaise. A small proportion of our cuvée also comes from vineyards in the Côte de Beaune.

The selection and vinification carried out by our teams is therefore very important in achieving a pure expression of Chardonnay in line with the House's expertise.

Vinification and maturing

Once harvested, the grapes were crushed softly in a pneumatic press in order to get the best juice possible and avoid oxidation.

Then, vinification took place in stainless steel tanks to keep all the fruitiness of the Chardonnay grape.

Temperatures were controlled and fermentation was managed to enhance all the aromas.

Vintage : 2018

Once again, the 2018 vintage in Burgundy offered the vision scenario of an early harvest.

It was already the case in 2017, and 2018 was even earlier! This vintage comes in the earliest harvest palmares compare to the norm (around the 20th of September) and come just in the second place after the unforgettable 2003 vintage when harvest between the 20 and the 25th of August in the Côte d’Or department.

All along the year 2018, the weather was very diverse, even atypical according to the month and the area. After a rainy start in the year, the spring period was very summery with sunshine above the seasonal norms and quite scarce rain.

This trend continued until the harvest with a very hot and dry summer, this allowed the grapes to finish their maturation early. Harvest started on the 20th of August and lasted until the third week of September… a particularly long amplitude.

At least quality is here for this 2018 vintage, but also quantity. Grapes arrived to the winery with a perfect state of health. Concentrated, structured, generous, rich and powerful are some of the adjectives that characterize this magnificent vintage.