RULLY BLANC
2022 Chaponnière Domaine Ninot
Grapes | Chardonnay |
Colour | White |
Origin | France, Burgundy |
District | Côte Chalonnaise |
Village | Rully |
ABV | 13% |
Vineyard | Chaponnière |
There is more clay here than in the La Barre vineyard and you really see how this impacts the wine with great depth and impact. The vines are at 230-250m on the way to Chagny, part of the northern prolongation of the hill of the Premiers Crus. Good weight and hit up front. The core is tighter with more focus. Firm stone fruit has depth and satisfying complexity giving a more serious feel than the more easy-going La Barre. Good texture - whiff of cream and toffee implies this will broaden out perhaps - but good freshness holds to the end. L&S (Oct 2023)
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*Case price discount: Mix any 12 bottles of wine (or 9 litre equivalent) or 6 bottles of Champagne, Spirits, Sweet Wine or Fortified (4.5 litres) to get the discounted 'case price' for each bottle.
Cask sample. The aroma suggests more oak influence here than on the Rully La Barre but also riper fruit, even a hint of pineapple! Creamy, generous, rounded. Drinking range: 2025 - 2028 Rating: 16.5 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Feb 2024)
Domaine Ninot
Domaine Ninot has 13 hectares split 50/50 between Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with Rully and Rully 1er Cru in white and red, and 2 hectares of red Mercurey. They have been working organically since 2017, and the first vintage to be certified organic is 2020.
The domaine is run by Erell, who is in charge of the cellar and the commercial side, and her brother Flavien in the vineyard. The family has had roots in the region since the 14th century, and Erell and Flavien's grandfather was one of the leaders of the appellation of Rully when it was established in 1939. However he died when their father Pierre-Marie was only 14, and the domaine, split between five children, had to be sold. Pierre-Marie kept his part of the inheritance, 5 hectares of vines, and began again, gradually adding to the holdings by fermages and purchases. Once Erell had completed her studies in oenology and commerce, and had gained experience by working abroad, he handed over the keys to the cellar.
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