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BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY 2015

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Varietal

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: Bright yellow gold, with hints of green.
Bouquet: Complex, dominated by flowery notes, hints of toast, honey and fresh fruits.
Palate: An excellent dry wine with supple flavours, very well-balanced, at once fresh and mellow.

Food and wine pairing

This wine is the perfect choice for aperitifs, cold cuts or grilled fish but also cheese such as the French Brie, Comté or Saint-Nectaire.

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 about 3 to 5 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 takes place in stainless steel tanks to keep all the fruitiness of the Chardonnay grape; temperatures are controlled and fermentation is managed to enhance all its aromas.

Vintage : 2015

This vintage stands out thanks to a winning combination: grapes with optimum maturity and great sanitary conditions.
Winter went by with a quite mild weather and spring wasn’t long to settle as temperatures rocketed remarkably. And temperatures continued to heighten until the end of August along with a supplementary amount of sunshine in June and July. In these exceptional conditions, everything moved very fast. The flowering took place quick and early in June, and the grapes began to ripen in the first two weeks of July. The only fly in the ointment is the dryness the vineyard suffered, which caused some damage: some leaves and berries were scorched and some millerandage was observed on the Pinot Noir. So, these phenomenon lessened somewhat the yields in the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune.
Luckily, the great sanitary conditions in the vineyard allowed us to settle the harvest date with the best maturity as a single target. It also allowed us to keep more whole bunches during the vinifications which will give wines with greater complexity. White wines are very rich and expressive, with white fruits notes and a great aromatic pureness.
All in all, 2015 is already a scrumptious vintage!