Burgundy
L'Equilibriste Blanc - 2023 - Marc Soyard - Magnum
Domaine de la Cras
A fine balancing (équilibriste, in French!) act between apricot, stewed apple, grapefruit and candied lemon... Palate: freshness, lovely acidity, a tangier-than-usual Bourgogne Blanc that'll make you salivate and keep you coming back for more!
- Size
- 150 cl
- Original features
- Wine without added sulfites
- Designation
- Bourgogne AOP
- Degree of alcohol
- 13 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2029
- rock’n’roll
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A blended cuvée of 85% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Blanc from biodynamic vines planted by Marc in 2017 on a clay-limestone plot in the commune of Talant, near Dijon, where the last vineyard and harvest date back to 1997. So it's a return to the town's winegrowing roots! Hand-harvested and naturally vinified: direct pressing, light settling, aged in barrels that have seen several wines for 7 months, before bottling at the estate, without fining or filtration, nor any addition of sulfites.

Marc Soyard
Marc Soyard, a vigneron who trained for six years with Jean-Yves Bizot, decided in 2012 to set off on his own adventure. He acquired some vines in Villers-la-Faye in the Hautes-Côtes-de-Nuits – 15 ares, which is to say, next to nothing! But he’d have to make do, given the prices that have unfortunately resulted from property speculation in Burgundy! Then, in 2013, the Dijon regional authority...
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