Mâconnais
Much of Burgundy’s better value white wines come from the Mâconnais – it is quite a productive region of mostly white wine, all Chardonnay.
[Read more...]2022 MÂCON VILLAGES Domaine de la Denante
Mâconnais Burgundy France 13% White
Chardonnay.
Brilliant white Burgundy at a remarkable price! Surprisingly deep fruit intensity, pear and citrus and firm peach. with impressively sleek texture and weight but this finishes bright and energetic.
L&S2022 LEA & SANDEMAN White Burgundy
Mâconnais Burgundy France 13% White
Chardonnay.
We are delighted with the latest release of our own-label Burgundy. As ever, it comes from the same single vineyard source near Saint-Véran. 2022 is a great vintage here, brilliantly full of perk and drive. Perfec...(read more)
L&S2022 SAINT VÉRAN Domaine de la Denante
Mâconnais Burgundy France 13% White
Chardonnay.
This has lovely rich fruit lines pepped up with intense citrus notes and softer shades of firm peach. It is juicy with great, creamy depth, riper peach builds on the palate more, with a lovely broad finish. A fantastic M...(read more)
L&S2021 MÂCON VILLAGES Clos Saint Pancras Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau
Mâconnais Burgundy France 12.5% White
Chardonnay.
Frantz's vines here were severely damaged by the April frosts where he lost 60% of the fruit - he was hit again on the 21st of June by hail - reducing further his yields. Thankfully what he has salvaged is of great quali...(read more)
L&S2021 MÂCON CHAINTRÉ Pierres Polies Domaine Barraud
Mâconnais Burgundy France 13.5% White
Chardonnay.
Bright and pure. Lovely juicy mineral texture, long and really quite fine. Nice lively back-end.
L&S2021 MÂCON VILLAGES Domaine Barraud
Mâconnais Burgundy France 13.5% White
Chardonnay.
Two thirds Macon Fuissé and one third Macon Vergisson, the latter having been so badly frosted there was not enough to make a cuvée on its own. Good fruit density, easy and attractive from the off, with an...(read more)
L&S2019 SAINT VÉRAN Les Pommards Domaine Barraud
Mâconnais Burgundy France 14% White
Chardonnay.
As usual, this vineyard produces a richer, denser style of wine than the 'En Crèches', and this is clearly all here. For now a half-finished malolactic fermentation is giving a green apple edge, but this will go,...(read more)
L&S2021 SAINT VÉRAN En Crèches Domaine Barraud
Mâconnais Burgundy France 13.5% White
Chardonnay.
Greener and livelier than the 'Arpège' cuvée, more citrus and lift here. Elegant, with a scrape of limestone giving it a bright firm finish.
L&S2021 SAINT VÉRAN Prélude Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau
Mâconnais Burgundy France 12.5% White
Chardonnay.
In 2021 this has been aged in 500 litre Stockinger barrels. As ever the Prelude is an assemblage of four plots in the communes of Prissé and Chasselas, with vines about fifty years old. This vintage has pushed Fra...(read more)
L&S2019 SAINT VÉRAN La Fournaise Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau
Mâconnais Burgundy France 13% White
Chardonnay. Vegetarian, Vegan, Certified Organic
There's fatness but the overall impression is of a dancing lightness of touch and lean purity. A very white stone soil with lots of active limestone. It's all aged in 600l demi-muids - it's the third vintage in the same...(read more)
L&S2021 POUILLY FUISSÉ Alliance-Vergisson Domaine Barraud
Mâconnais Burgundy France 13.5% White
Chardonnay.
Slightly paler than the 'Pommards', a little more green in the colour. Fresh nose, and like the others this stays fresh on the palate, medium-weight, elegant from a juicy finale.
L&S2021 VIRÉ CLESSÉ Quintaine Domaine Émilian Gillet
Mâconnais Burgundy France 13% White
Chardonnay. Certified Organic
Another beauty with bruised pear, quince, warmed bran and delicate fragrant honey. The palate is gentle, rich and gorgeously balanced, sliced stone fruit, pear and quince flesh, vanilla spice and pouring honey. Just star...(read more)
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