Jean-Marie Chaland, Viré-Clessé, L’Epinet 2020
From a very small plot at the top of the slope, planted in the 1940s on gravel and red clay soils. A third of the wine goes into oldish oak barrels for a year on the lees. Honeyed, rounded, broad palate, exhibiting that lovely creaminess you get... Read More
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ColourWhite
RegionBurgundy
GrowerJean-Marie Chaland
Grape VarietyChardonnay
Vintage2020
ABV 13.50%
Bottle75cl
CodeSAB320
Burgundy
The Burgundy Pyramid
Making sense of the complexity of the complexity of Burgundy isn’t easy.
Though Burgundy only comprises 5% of France’s vineyard area, it holds 100 different Appellations, 25% of the entire French total. There are no less than 5,000 growers, 85% of whom own less than 10 hectares, and four fifths of them make wine.
To make matters...
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay is one of the most-widely planted varieties in the world.
Arguably not the most characterful grape, hence its common ageing in oak, yet at its pinnacle in Burgundy it produces some of the greatest (and certainly most expensive) white wines in the world. Look out for unoaked Chardonnay, it can make a pleasant change, and usually goes down very well with all those people who...
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Jean-Marie Chaland, Viré-Clessé, L’Epinet 2020
From a very small plot at the top of the slope, planted in the 1940s on gravel and red clay soils. A third of the wine goes into oldish oak barrels for a year on the lees. Honeyed, rounded, broad palate, exhibiting that lovely creaminess you get from a Viré-Clessé, with vibrant acidity and splendid length. Now-2028
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