Burgundy
Mâcon Chaintré Vieilles Vignes - 18/19/21 - Philippe Valette - Magnum
Domaine Valette
A clear juice with aromas of citrus, yellow fruits, and subtle woody notes. The palate is mouthwatering, with lovely body and fine length.
- Size
- 150 cl
- Original features
- Sulfite-free
- Appellation
- Mâcon-Chaintré
- Degree of alcohol
- 14.5 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2030
- rock’n’roll
100% Chardonnay from vines over 65 years old, grown organically and planted on clay-loam soils maintained by ploughing and grassing. Harvested by hand, natural vinification: slow pressing of the whole bunches in a pneumatic press, aging on fine lees in barrels that have seen three to five wines, this cuvee is a blend of the 2018, 2019, and 2021 vintages; thus a long aging period of 12 to 36 months, before blending and aging in vats. Bottled without fining or filtration, no added sulfites.
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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