White Still Wine | France | Burgundy | Macon | 75cl
£59.95
ABV: 13%
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region: Macon
Wine Style: Medium Bodied
Grape: Chardonnay
Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé Les Chenes is a biodynamic, barrel-aged white wine made with the Chardonnay variety by Domaine Leflaive in the AOC Mâcon-Verzé (Burgundy).
The Leflaive family has lived in the prestigious Mâcon-Verzé region since 1717 but it wasn’t until 1904, when Joseph Leflaive took over, that the wines started gaining a reputation. This prestige reached an all-time high with Anna-Claude Leflaive. When she took over the family domain in 1990, she decided to use healthy organic soil and made all the vineyards biodynamic, including ten hectares of premier crus and five hectares of grand crus. Today, Brice de la Morandière, great-grandson of the founder Joseph Leflaive and current head of the domain, follows in the footsteps of Anne-Claude.
Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé Les Chenes comes from old vines planted on calcareous clay soil from a single, very special vineyard called Les Chenes. The vines have an average age of 30 years old, they lie about 300 metres above sea level and they are cultivated using biodynamic agriculture, without herbicides or chemical fertilisers. The harvest is carried out manually at the optimum point of ripeness.
BURGHOUND 89 points
"A wonderfully fresh and quite spicy nose reflects mostly notes of green apple, lemon rind and a suggestion of petrol. The racy yet rich and nicely concentrated medium weight flavors conclude in a markedly citrusy, clean, dry and sneaky long finale. Fine quality here for what this is."
