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Full, ripe, joyous Mâcon-Villages.
Production
This 0.5 hectare plot of vines grows on the clay-limestone plateau of Montbellet. Planted at a density of 8,000 vines per hectare in the late 1970s, Jean-Marie Chaland feels that this 45 year old parcel is just starting to get interesting. The grapes were pressed as soon as they arrived at the cellar, allowed to cold settle before alcoholic fermentation without the addition of yeasts, without chaptalisation and without acidification. The fermentation was controlled to proceed slowly, ensuring that all of the sugars were fermented. 10% is fermented in futs and the wine is aged on its fine lees for 10 months before bottling at the end of spring.
Domaine Sainte Barbe, Mâcon-Villages 'Les Tilles'[Organic] 2023 (6 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Sweet rich, peachy fruit on the nose leads onto a palate of super ripe almost tropical flavours countered by a nervy minerality and gentle complexity. Has good weight from the warm 2019 vintage, whilst remaining properly balanced, long and utterly delicious.
Food match
A light chicken salad or a fish terrine.
Info
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ABV
13.5%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
BURGUNDY, FRANCE
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GRAPE
CHARDONNAY 100%
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FEATURES
ORGANIC, SUSTAINABLE
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CLOSURE
CORK
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WINEMAKER
JEAN-MARIE CHALAND
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APPELLATION
MÂCONNAIS
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
The Chaland family's Chardonnay vineyards cover 8.2 hectares in the villages of Viré and Montbellet. They are divided into 23 plots across three appellations: Viré-Clessé (5.7 ha), Mâcon-Villages (2 ha) and Mâcon (0.5 ha). Since the 2012 vintage, the Chalands also cultivate 80 ares of old vine Gamay in the Mâcon-Burgy appellation.
Old vines, 50 to 100 years of age, make up 75% of the domaine's vineyards as the depth and complexity of flavour these vines provide cannot be replicated. The grapes are manually harvested, fermentation takes place with naturally-occurring yeasts, and minimal quantities of sulphites are added. Jean-Marie Chaland’s wines are characterised by wonderfully ripe, generous fruit balanced by a fine mineral, sometimes saline, acidity. They have both finesse and complexity and are a great expression of what we think makes the Mâconnais such an exciting wine region.
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