Burgundy
Et Pourtant... - Philippe Valette - Magnum
Domaine Valette
A superb Chard... sunny, rich and spicy. The palate is rich yet balanced, with a long spicy finish. MAGNIFICENT!
- Size
- 150 cl
- Original features
- Sulfite-free
- Appellation
- Viré-Clessé
- Degree of alcohol
- 14.5 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2030
- rock’n’roll
100% Chardonnay from old vines of more than 70 years old, grown biodynamically and planted a clayey limestone soil maintained by ploughing. The grapes are handpicked, and the whole harvest is slowly pressed in a pneumatic press, with no added sulphites or yeasts... or anything else for that matter. This cuvée is a blend of the 2020 and 2021 vintage, with a prolonged aging on fine lees in barrels that have seen several wines, for more than two years, before a few months in vats. Unfined, unfiltered, without added sulphur.
Philippe Valette
Philippe Valette represents the third generation of vignerons to run this 8.5 ha estate (15 ha if we count the vines of his brother Baptiste) located in Chaintré, a village on the border between the Mâconnais and Beaujolais appellations. The estate has been cultivated according to the principles of biodynamics since 1992 – not that it’s certified as such. The young rebel vignerons they once...
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