Domaine Bouard-Bonnefoy Chassagne-Montrachet 1er cru Les Chenevottes 2021

The famous expression 'le vin se fait dans la vigne' certainly applies to the beautiful wines from the small family wine estate Bouard-Bonnefoy. The quality of their grapes is so sublime that they can proudly call themselves suppliers to none other than Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, one of the absolute elite producers in Burgundy.

Fabrice Bouard and his daughter Clara, who also did an internship at Pierre-Yves, make their own beautiful, pure white Burgundies from a small part of their grapes. The majority of the family's vineyards are located in Chassagne-Montrachet. This is the specialty of the house.

The chardonnay grapes for this special cuvée come from the premier cru vineyard Les Chenevottes, on the border with Saint-Aubin. The soil - a mix of lime, clay and marl - is relatively fertile. This translates into a rich, ripe style of Chassagne.

After manual harvest and pressing in an old-fashioned, wooden vertical press, the wine ferments with natural yeasts in oak barrels. A year of barrel maturation follows, with occasional light bâtonnage, or stirring of the yeasts.

This creates an impressive Chassagne with notes of citrus, ripe stone fruit, butter, toast and minerality, a silky texture and a long aftertaste. A gastronomic wine par excellence, for example with chicken from the oven or a creamy fish dish.