Lequin-Colin, Chassagne-Montrachet, Clos Devant 2020
This is a little-known clos (the traditional Burgundian name for a walled vineyard) just above the village of Chassagne, on the same mid-slope line as the Grand Crus, and just two vineyards away from Criots. This is an elegant wine with floral... Read More
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ColourWhite
RegionBurgundy
GrowerLequin-Colin
Grape VarietyChardonnay
Vintage2020
ABV 13.5%
Bottle75cl
MethodOrganic
CodeLEQ220
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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René Lequin-Colin
Santenay, France
This 9 hectare family domaine, which dates back over 300 years, has a lovely range of vineyards, deriving from the marital conjoining of Lequins from Santenay and Colins from Chassagne-Montrachet.
We think he makes no less than seventeen wines, though some in very small quantities, for example just one specially made small barrel of Batard-Montrachet!...
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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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Lequin-Colin, Chassagne-Montrachet, Clos Devant 2020
This is a little-known clos (the traditional Burgundian name for a walled vineyard) just above the village of Chassagne, on the same mid-slope line as the Grand Crus, and just two vineyards away from Criots. This is an elegant wine with floral notes, stone fruit and a generous finish, offering near 1er cru quality for a village level price. Now-2028
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