2023 Technical Specifications
Drinking Window Drink now or at fuller expression within the next 3–5 years.
Classification Rully Premier Cru
Region Les Cloux
Soil Clay-limestone
Orientation East To Southeast
Production Details Wood maturation in barrels and demi-muids. Recommended serving temperature is 12–14 °C.
Tasting Notes Rich but not opulent; aromatic finesse; persistent energy; saline tension; sweet almond; fresh, mouth-watering bitterness; broad, rich aromatic frame; bitter mineral finish.
Food Pairing White meats; hard cheeses
2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Drinking Window Drink now for fruit and salinity, or wait 2–3 years.
Classification Rully Premier Cru
Region Les Cloux
Soil Clay and limestone
Orientation East To Southeast
Vine Age 45
Oak Details 10% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak10%
Production Details The 1.1-hectare vineyard was farmed under certified-organic practices. The wine aged for 12–18 months in foudre, demi-muids and barrel. The producer recommends serving at 12–14 °C.
Tasting Notes Refined and persistent; peach and mandarin; pleasant oak; fresh palate; rich Chardonnay fruit; skin and new-barrel bitterness; salivating; long; saline; nearly marly notes.
Food Pairing White meats; hard cheeses
2020 Technical Specifications
Drinking Window Drink now for its elegant fruit expression, or wait 10–20 years.
Classification Rully Premier Cru
Region Les Cloux
Production Details The wine was in its third year of conversion to organic agriculture.
Tasting Notes Citrus; spring flowers; light, elegant and harmonious complexity; elegant and thirst-quenching palate; grape-skin bitterness; saline texture; pronounced finish; rounded fruit; tender texture.
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2019 Technical Specifications
Drinking Window Drink now for fruit and salinity, or wait 2–3 years.
Classification Rully Premier Cru
Region Les Cloux
Production Details The wine was in its second year of organic conversion. The producer attributes the small quantity from the newly acquired Cloux Blanc vineyard to sunny conditions with low juice yield and the transition from conventional farming to organic cultivation combined with biodynamic methods. The producer also warns that its 2019 Rully Premier Cru whites may contain tartrate-crystal deposits, presented as a consequence of the warm vintage and its natural bottling approach.
Tasting Notes Rich yet airy nose; light spice; citrus peel; perceptible oak; very saline palate; rich, glistening flavors; precise, nearly mineral finish; soft and seductive; light bitterness; nearly marly, refreshing notes.
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2018 Technical Specifications
Classification Rully Premier Cru
Region Les Cloux
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Producer Information
Website
Address
2, rue de la Fontaine, 71150 Bouzeron, France
Phone
+33 3 85 91 20 50
Email
Owner
Aubert de Villaine &
Pamela de Villaine
Pamela de Villaine
Cellarmaster
Pierre de Benoist