2019 Domaine Michel Niellon, Bourgogne Blanc, Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Grapes fermented in stainless steel tanks and near the end of fermentation, the wine is transferred to small oak barrels to ferment dry and complete malolactic fermentation during barrel aging. Batnnage is used sparingly as the wines of Chassagne are already rich. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER A benchmark producer of Chassagne, Michel Niellon, who began working with his father Marcel in 1957, has crafted more than 50 vintages of extraordinary

Small batches of grapes are gently crushed and then transferred to five tonne headed down open fermenters

David and his new bride Diana began the process of pulling out the old trees in the derelict orchard

In 1993 the farm and homestead was bought and restored and a new vineyard planting program was established that now includes Syrah

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The grapes were harvested manually

Having taken over his family estate

The fermentation is interrupted by the addition of grape brandy (benefit)

We hear the same mantra at this domaine that we hear in all of the top estates that we work with: “Quality is made in the vineyard

to meet the Marne River

Average age of barrels: 20 years

and a pronounced chalky minerality

Our winemaking style allows us to makes wines that are high acid