CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 2023

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2018   2023  

In the southern part of the Côte de Beaune Chassagne-Montrachet shares with Puligny the incontested title of the prince of the world’s dry white wines – the divine Montrachet. This fine, broad hillside brings out the very highest expression of the two Burgundian grapes - the Pinot Noir and the Chardonnay, which grow here side-by side - such is the complexity of the district's « terroirs »! The Chassagne-Montrachet controlled appellation dates from 1937. It includes some plots in the neighbouring village of Remigny which share the same soil conditions.

Here, vast marble quarries form a rocky front. Located at altitudes of between 220 and 325 metres, the terrain consists of Rauracian steep slopes, Callovian slopes, Argovian marls and Bathonian limestone from the summit down. The limestone based soil is stony.

100% Chardonnay

COLOR: Pale yellow with golden highlights, limpid and brilliant.
NOSE: Floral aromas (acacia, hawthorn), followed by subtle toasted notes.
PALATE: Lively freshness, accompanied by fine acidity, perfectly balanced by the roundness and woody nuances resulting from ageing. The finish stands out for its marked sapidity and good length.

Hand-harvested on September 7, 2023, the grapes underwent a rapid start to alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks.
Three-quarters of the way through fermentation, the wine was gravity-fed into oak barrels (30-40% of which were new) for 8 months' ageing on lees, without stirring. It then spent a further month in vats.
After racking and blending in stainless steel tanks, light fining and gentle filtration were carried out before bottling in July 2024.

To be tasted with poultry in sauce, lobster, crayfish, asian dishes and cheeses like Comté.

12 to 14°C

Between 5 to 10 years.

The 2023 vintage has been disrupted by a capricious wather all along the year. Despite a warm winter, an unstable spring, and a summer marked by heat pics, cool weather and stormy showers, this vintage offered Burgundy an abundant and gourmet harvest as well as fruity and expressive wines.