Grape Variety100% Chardonnay.
Tasting notesColour: Attractive golden colour.
Bouquet: Elegant nose of white fruit (peach, pear) and white flowers (lime blossom) with lovely vanilla notes.
Palate: A floral attack on the palate, accompanied by aromas of white-fleshed fruit, almond flavours and a fine woodiness. This is an elegant, mineral and delicious wine, carried by a fine liveliness.
Food and wine pairingThis wine is perfect with a fine plate of charcuterie, a savoury tart or cheese pie, a Niçoise salad, white meat or fish, tartar or marinated. Not forgetting goat's cheese.
Serving suggestionsIdeally served at a temperature of between 13 and 14°C. (55-57°F.).
Ageing potentialIt will keep for up to 5 years in the cellar in good conditions.
OriginSituated to the west of and parallel to the Côte de Beaune, the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune are higher hills, interspersed with faults, giving great variety to the crops and landscapes. What makes the Hautes-Côtes so special is the original way in which the vines are grown: high, wide vines that are less susceptible to frost than low vines.
The appellation covers 22 communes in Côte-d'Or and 7 communes in Saône-et-Loire. It covers an area of 943 hectares, with 720 hectares of red and rosé wines and 223 hectares of white wines.
Terroir- Clay-limestone soils with some marl formations and hillsides covered with limestone scree.
- South-east facing.
- Steep slopes.
- Altitude between 290 and 485 metres.
Vinification and maturingHand-picked, sorted in the vineyard and then in the cellar, the Chardonnay grapes are pneumatically pressed, followed by 24 hours of cold settling.
The wine is vinified in vats before being racked and matured in oak barrels (20% of which are new) on fine lees, without stirring, for 10 months before being blended in vats for 2 months.
