A refined wine of undeniable elegance.
Production
Regarded as one of the best 1er Crus in Chassagne-Montrachet, Les Héritiers' 0.15ha single Clos Saint Jean vineyard is about half way up the slope (at the top of which are the marble quarries of the village). Soils are a complex combination of chalky marl, yellow or red clay, limestone screes and gravels onto which Chardonnay vines were planted nearly 40 years ago. As with all Les Héritiers wines, harvesting is by hand with grapes sorted in the vineyard and placed directly into small drilled boxes, avoiding maceration before winemaking and limiting handling. Whole bunches are gently pressed in the renovated cellars in the heart of Chassagne-Montrachet itself. Matured for 14 months in oak barrels, 25% of which are new, the wine spends a further month in tank before bottling at the domaine
Les Héritiers Saint-Genys Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru 2020 (6 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Superb nose accompanied by a rich, rounded mouthfeel and delectable toasty notes.
Food match
As an apéritif of course, but also with a rose veal chop or an osso-bucco bianco.
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-BAPTISTE ALINC / PATRICE DU JEU
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APPELLATION
CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET
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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.
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