Type: White Wine
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Code: PULI021
A 2/3 ha plot purchased a number of years ago from Louis Chavy, this wine always provides excellent value for money and punches way above its price tag.
This is an En Primeur wine and special conditions apply.

Domaine Machard de Gramont

This 20 hectare family estate is managed by Arnaud Machard de Gramont and his two sons Alban and Alexis. The cellars are located in Prissey, a neighbouring hamlet of Nuits-St-Georges. These cellars were built in the XIXth century. Their superb vaults give a "cathedral" effect to the winery. The 20 hectares of vineyards cover an impressive range of appellations spanning 50 kilometres, from Chenôve (south of Dijon) to Puligny-Montrachet (South of Beaune). This domaine is a great source of Burgundy at sensible prices. “Value for money” is not something that is often associated with the wines of the Core d’Or, however, we have dealt with this family domaine for many years for our commercial Burgundy n...
The wine is ripe, forward and showing nice tropical fruit notes, almost exotic with an immediate appeal and lush, open, generous style. The wet-stones minerality is there, but in 2023 it is all about the decadent fruit and balancing acidity. Very good – you can almost drink it now!
A long, slow pressing gives a lot of free-run juice which aids clarity and texture on the finished wine. Fermented partly in tank and barrel and aged in 50% new oak for ten months.

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