Characteristics

Chardonnay vines pruned using the single Guyot method. These 26 acres were planted in 1973.

Details

Long rows of vines ideally located beneath the Grandes-Ruchottes make up this cuvée. Les Fairendes climat is considered one of the best in the great Morgeot appellation.

Wine making

The grapes are hand-picked. Pressed, the juice is then fermented in French oak barrels (20-25% new). The wine is barrel aged until the following summer. In this way, the wine has time to integrate and confirm its personality.

Bottled at the winery after aging for 11-12 months..

Particularity

While the Morgeot vineyard is characterized by full-bodied white wines, its “sous-climat” Les Fairendes produces more refined wines, as the vines here grow on more limestone-rich soil. The resulting wines are refined and endowed with a delicate tension. The nose reveals a wide range of white fruits, such as pear. The palate is full of energy, bursting with citrus and tangy grapefruit aromas.

It keeps well and reaches its peak between 3 and 10 years.

Serve at 14°C.

Tasting

Although it can be enjoyed young, this wine really comes into its own after 3-4 years of aging. It immediately brings to mind the Atlantic coast and ocean fish or shellfish to accompany the salty notes of this wine.

Laurent Pillot advices

The limestone subsoil of this beautiful terroir offers a wine with rare energy in the southern part of Chassagne-Montrachet. To accompany it, let us indulge in prestigious dishes such as lobster or langouste, which will beautifully reveal their complex, salty flavors.