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Sainte Marie Bourgogne Chardonnay Vieilles Vignes
Sainte Marie
France - Burgundy - Bourgogne Chardonnay

The wine has a perfect light yellow color with green hues. Nose of white flower, sweet spice and bitter orange. Fresh and delicious attack. It shows roundness and a slight buttery note with a very saline finish that makes you slightly salivate.

RS : <0,5 g/l
TA : 3,6 g/L H2SO4

Specifications
Appellation
Bourgogne Chardonnay
Wine Type
White
Varietal(s)
100% Chardonnay
Age of vines
Average 25 years
Soil type
Portlandian (Limestone)
Vinification
Machine harvest, and direct pressing with a pneumatic horizontal press. Static settling. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel vats with native yeast and bacteria.
Aged on lees for 6 months in stainless steel vats. Adjustment of sulphites at the end of MLF and before bottling. Filtration on earth then on 1.2µ cartridge after bonding with bentonite.
Production
1,000 (9-liter cases)
Pairings

Excellent with Seafood, grilled fish, clams and oysters of course. Also great with goat cheese or Comté cheese.

Reviews and News

2022 Sainte Marie Bourgogne Chardonnay Vieilles Vignes - 88 PTS - JD

2022 Sainte Marie Bourgogne Chardonnay Vieilles Vignes - 88 PTS - JD

jeb dunnuck logo 250"Citrus, lively gooseberry, earthy herb, and sappy floral notes all shine in the 2022 Bourgogne Blanc Vieilles Vignes, a beautifully textured, medium-bodied, balanced Bourgogne offering nicely integrated acidity and a great finish. The 2022 spent 9 months on fine lees all in stainless steel."

- Jeb Dunnuck (Importer Highlight: Fran Kysela ; July 2024), 88 pts

 

Producer Information: Sainte Marie

Sainte Marie is a special project made for Kysela Pere et Fils, LTD by Jean-Marc Brocard. 

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