Chardonnay Grand Maître

Old vines, greatly reduced in yield, grown on stony soils where the grapes literally soak up the minerality, provide the fruit for this brilliant wine. The must ferments spontaneously in barriques, about half of which are new, and the wine is stored on its lees, which are stirred repeatedly throughout the ageing process. Without filtering the wine (why would you when everything is just right?), it is filled into the bottle and in this way brings all the aromas, power and density that it has been given along the way into the bottle and ultimately into our glasses. There it smells crystal clear of white flowers, guavas and very subtle hints of caramel. The mineral vein, which permeates the wine like fat, is already evident on the nose. With grip, substance and salty notes, it settles on the palate and lets us feel its muscles, its great energy. What a wine!