2018 Bâtard-Montrachet, Grand Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Burgundy

Description

Sylvie Poillot, General Manager, farms the estate’s 42 hectares biodynamically. “We do this to preserve the fertility of soils, and to have a very good balance between the soil and the plant’s health,” she explains. It’s not just the soil health that’s changed: two decades on from their conversion to biodynamics, the wines are evolving too: “The wines are more aromatic and more expressive year after year,” she says.

This is sourced from two parcels, 0.2 hectares in all, both on the Chassagne side, planted in 1970 and ’85. The wine has a nose of orange blossom and barley sugar, but there is good freshness too. Well-judged. Drink 2025-2035.

Colour White

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2018

Maturity Ready - at best

Grape List Chardonnay

Body Full Bodied

Producer Domaine de la Vougeraie

About this wine

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

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