Petit Aigle Bourgogne Chardonnay - Élevé en Fût AOP 2024
A juicy, easy-drinking white Burgundy from Ecocert-certified grapes, which gains its creamy texture and subtle spice from eleven months of ageing on the lees in cask.
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Ripe white and yellow peaches, green pears and lemon curd, interwoven with delicate oak notes.
Palate
Fresh and juicy with yellow and white fruits, fine acidity and well-integrated oak; the finish is slightly saline, spicy and chalky.
Character
A village-level Bourgogne offering immediate pleasure and energy – ripe and fruity at once, creamy in texture and with an invigorating freshness.
Pairing
Poultry in a light cream sauce, grilled fish with lemon butter or creamy pasta with mushrooms.
Notes
Whole bunches were pressed directly after hand-harvesting and fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts; maturation took place entirely in oak casks on the lees. The Ecocert-certified second line “Petit Aigle” makes biodynamically inspired Burgundy accessible.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Deep straw yellow, already revealing in the glass its eleven months of cask ageing.
Nose
Juicy, ripe yet fresh: white and yellow peaches, green pears, lemon cream. Overlaid is a delicate oak note – a younger cask seems to have played a part here, without overshadowing the fruit.
Palate
Instantly appealing and lively: yellow and white fruits, a fine acidity and a remarkably creamy texture attributable to lees contact. The wood is perceptible but cleanly integrated.
Finish
Slightly salty, spicy and chalky – a finale that precisely dries out the creamy opening and calls for a piece of fish or poultry.
Terroir & origin
For this négociant line, Boris Champy sources Ecocert-certified Chardonnay from south-facing vineyards with limestone, pebbles and clay. Champy himself farms in Nantoux in the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Burgundy’s first Demeter estate (biodynamic since 1984), with vines situated between 377 and 421 metres above sea level – high-altitude sites that preserve freshness amid climate change, as the grapes ripen around a week later than on the Côte de Beaune.
Grape variety & vinification
Pure Chardonnay, 2024 vintage, 12.5% abv., dry. Whole bunches, hand-harvested, direct pressing, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts; eleven months’ maturation entirely in oak casks on the lees.
Food recommendations
A wine for pike-perch in beurre blanc, chicken breast with lemon thyme or risotto with green asparagus. Also a reliable choice with Comté or a Quiche Lorraine.
Special features
The “Petit Aigle” line makes Champy’s biodynamic Burgundian signature accessible to a wider audience – Ecocert-certified rather than Demeter, yet with the same meticulous care in the cellar. All too rare at this price point: a basic Bourgogne that unites creamy richness and chalky precision.
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