2015 Puligny-Montrachet “Les Chalumaux”Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy
$120
Producers
Highly unique and enjoyable, it can also age like a champ.
1989, 1978, 1975 . . . just a few of the memories of spectacularly good bottles of this overachiever that I have had the good fortune to enjoy with founder Pierre Guillemot’s son Jean-Pierre and his grandsons Philippe and Vincent, who love to pull corks on old bottles of their family’s Burgundy! Their Savigny blanc is made mostly with Pinot Blanc and shows a capacity to age that is rivaled by few Chardonnays. Delicious young, with a unique flavor profile compared to other white Burgundies, Guillemot’s blanc truly blossoms after at least five years of bottle age.
—Chris Santini
Wine Type: | white |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | 70% Pinot Blanc, 30% Chardonnay |
Appellation: | Savigny-lès-Beaune |
Country: | France |
Region: | Burgundy |
Producer: | Domaine Pierre Guillemot |
Winemaker: | Jean-Pierre Guillemot |
Vineyard: | 55 years, 1.3 ha |
Soil: | Limestone, Gravel |
Aging: | Wine is aged in barrel for 18 months and in bottle for 6 months before release |
Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
Alcohol: | 12.5% |
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy | Savigny-aux-Serpentières
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy | Savigny-lès-Beaune
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy | Savigny-aux-Serpentières
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy | Corton Grand Cru
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy | Corton Grand Cru
In eastern central France, Burgundy is nestled between the wine regions of Champagne to the north, the Jura to the east, the Loire to the west, and the Rhône to the south. This is the terroir par excellence for producing world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The southeast-facing hillside between Dijon in the north and Maranges in the south is known as the Côte d’Or or “golden slope.” The Côte d’Or comprises two main sections, both composed of limestone and clay soils: the Côte de Nuits in the northern sector, and the Côte de Beaune in the south. Both areas produce magnificent whites and reds, although the Côte de Beaune produces more white wine and the Côte de Nuits more red.
Chablis is Burgundy’s northern outpost, known for its flinty and age-worthy Chardonnays planted in Kimmeridgian limestone on an ancient seabed. Vézelay is a smaller area south of Chablis with similar qualities, although the limestone there is not Kimmeridgian.
To the south of the Côte de Beaune, the Côte Chalonnaise extends from Chagny on its northern end, down past Chalon-sur-Saône and encompasses the appellations of Bouzeron in the north, followed by Rully, Mercurey, Givry, and Montagny.
Directly south of the Chalonnaise begins the Côte Mâconnais, which extends south past Mâcon to the hamlets of Fuissé, Vinzelles, Chaintré, and Saint-Véran. The Mâconnais is prime Chardonnay country and contains an incredible diversity of soils.
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You don’t have to be rich to cellar a great wine.
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