100% Chardonnay.
Colour: Pale gold with clear and brilliant emerald green reflections.
Nose: Fruity and fresh, with notes of citrus and yellow fruits.
Palate: The mouth is full of roundness and freshness, with very delicate fruity flavours.
To be served simply as an aperitif or with a salad of avocados, poultry, a butter fish, onigiri, stuffed calamari, a dish of mussels, an omelette with bacon, pasta or a good pizza lightly seasoned.
Serve at a temperature of 12-14°C. (54-57°F.).
To taste now but also keeps very well for 3 years.
The Coteaux Bourguignons covers the same ground as that of the appellation for Burgundy. It covers 384 communes in the Yonne, Côte d’Or, Saône et Loire and Rhône départements. It begins in the Chablis and Auxerrois region in the north, stretching south to the Macon area through Côte d’Or and the Côte Chalonaise. The harvest for the Coteaux Bourguignons White represents around 20,000 hectolitres covering 350 hectares.
Our grapes come from the Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise and the north of the Mâconnais. Hand-picked from vineyards with south-east and south-facing slopes, at altitudes of between 250 and 600 metres, on soils made up of clay and marl with granitic touches.
The grapes are first sorted and then pressed when they arrive at the winery. The musts are settled and then vinified in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats using selected yeasts. The vinification temperature is between 16° and 18°C, allowing optimum extraction of the wine's aromatic potential.
The wine is then matured in stainless steel vats on its lees for 6 to 8 months. Malolactic fermentation is complete, making the wine more supple.
The year 2024 in Burgundy was marked by extreme weather conditions, with excessive rainfall and a significant lack of sunshine. These factors led to heavy disease pressure, particularly downy mildew, complicating the work of the winegrowers. Frost and hail also caused significant damage, particularly in regions such as Chablis and Auxerrois.
Yields were severely affected, with drops of up to 70% in some areas. The Côte Chalonnaise held up better, with more limited losses. Overall, volumes are well below the usual average, a reminder of the difficult harvests in 2021.
The late harvest necessitated rigorous sorting to preserve quality. Despite the challenges, the grapes harvested reached good ripeness thanks to a sunny spell in September. The reds stand out for their richness and concentration, comparable to great vintages such as 2010. The elegant whites are reminiscent of 2022.
Initial tastings reveal promising wines, with concentrated aromas and a fine structure. Although limited in quantity, this vintage promises to be a qualitative success.
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