A refined Chardonnay from Burgundy that captivates with its saline minerality and ripe fruit. Sourced from 20- to 30-year-old vines on limestone-rich soils in Igé, it yields a dry white wine with great ageing potential.
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Ripe pear, apricot and orange zest meet butter, vanilla, praline, leather and café au lait, framed by fragrant floral notes.
Palate
Juicy, compact and playful, with intense saline minerality pointing to great ageing potential.
Character
Refined and vibrant, with beguiling, feminine grace and precise, limestone-driven depth.
Pairing
Rich sauces, highly spiced dishes and mature cheese.
Notes
Hand-harvested grapes from a single plot in Igé, aged entirely in barriques with wild yeasts and without fining – limited to 8,273 bottles.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Intense, medium golden yellow with a lustrous depth.
Nose
Ripe pear, apricot and orange zest meet butter, vanilla and praline. Beneath these, hints of leather and café au lait emerge, while delicate floral notes lend the whole an enchanting, feminine touch.
Palate
Juicy and compact, yet playful and full of finesse. A salty, mineral vein runs through the palate with intensity, suggesting considerable ageing potential. With sufficient aeration, the wine already shows itself to be accessible and generous.
Finish
Long and defined by that salty minerality which keeps the palate engaged long after swallowing.
Terroir & origin
The plot Les Vernayes is located in the village of Igé in the Mâconnais. The soil is fertile and rich in limestone – a foundation that gives the Chardonnay its mineral tension. Situated south of the Côte d’Or, the Mâconnais is renowned as the home of accessible, fruit-driven Chardonnays, vinified here with the Bret brothers’ commitment to precision and authenticity.
Grape variety & vinification
Chardonnay from vines aged 20 to 30 years, hand-harvested in mid-September. Maturation takes place 100% in barriques with wild yeasts, without fining, and bottled with only a minimal addition of sulphur. A cellar approach that exercises restraint, allowing the terroir to speak for itself.
Food recommendations
Rich sauces and aromatic dishes are ideal here: roasted chicken with morel cream sauce, monkfish in saffron broth or a medium-aged Comté. Also a fine match with roasted cauliflower with brown butter.
Special features
The limited production of 8,273 bottles underscores the artisanal character of this single-vineyard wine. Jean-Philippe and Jean-Guillaume Bret, known for their uncompromising work in Beaujolais and the Mâconnais, demonstrate here that Chardonnay from the Mâconnais can offer far more than simple fruit: this wine possesses depth, tension and real ageing potential.
