100% Chardonnay from the lower hillside of Meursault.
Production
Sourced form a single plot in the southern Cheilly-lès-Maranges region, close to the top of the rounded hills of Côtes de Beaune. Chardonnay vines average 25 years of age, lying on water-retentive clay with fossilised sea shells, and they are grown sustainably, limiting the use of phytosanitary chemicals and preferring tillage to herbicides. Harvest is done by hand; grapes are sorted in the vineyard and placed directly in small drilled boxes, avoiding maceration before winemaking and limiting handling. Whole bunches are pressed gently as soon as they arrive in the cellar and are fermented and aged in oak barrels, 55% of which is new oak, for fifteen months.
Les Héritiers Saint-Genys Bourgogne Blanc 2022 (6 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Fine buttery and floral notes of acacia on the nose and a wine of substance and finesse on the palate. Some creamy textural notes up front reveal a subtle presence of oak, whilst on the finish there is some underlying minerality and a hint of citrus zestiness.
Food match
Dishes served with a rich, creamy and buttery sauce - hollandaise or béarnaise sauce will work beautifully too.
Info
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ABV
13%
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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
VEGETARIAN, VEGAN
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CLOSURE
CORK
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WINEMAKER
JEAN-BAPTISE ALINC
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APPELLATION
BOURGOGNE
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
Burgundy is renowned for being a jigsaw of small plots, fitting side by side across the rolling côtes and crus, each with many different owners - the result of Napoleonic inheritance laws that divide estates equally between heirs. While some heirs want to make wine, others prefer to live their lives elsewhere, meaning that their plots go untended.
Enter Patrice du Jeu, a Parisian restaurateur with the dynamism and energy to revive such plots and also a descendant of the Saint-Genys family. Together with other members of his family and some of his friends, he managed to buy several of these neglected parcels of vines in excellent terroirs of the Côte de Beaune, including Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet and the monopole of Clos Marcilly in Mercurey. Teaming up with white Burgundy expert Jean-Baptise Alinc, the wines of these heirs - Les Héritiers - are both technically highly competent and beautifully crafted.