DOMAINE CORDIER
Fuissé, Burgundy
Bourgogne Blanc "Jean de la Vigne"
Bourgogne Blanc AOC
Chardonnay
This small parcel is just south of Fuissé in the village of Leynes. A Bourgogne wine that punches well above its weight and price point, it is a high quality Chardonnay at an exceptional value. With fruity flavors of peach, cherry plum, orange zest, and Mediterranean herbs, the palate is medium bodied, finely structured, with a dusty minerality and a youthful, lengthy finish.
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With nearly 100 different parcels, spread over 30 hectares in 8 villages, the Cordier wines represent the diversity found in the Mâcon region. On these limestone soils, Cordier vinifies each of these parcels into wines that express the nuance of terroir with precision and clarity. Utilizing biodynamic and organic principles, Domaine Cordier ferments with only native yeast.
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Saint-Véran "En Faux"
Saint-Véran AOC
Chardonnay
From a vineyard of one and a half hectares comes a Chardonnay with presence and personality. Low yields in the vineyard produce expressive aromas of toasted almond integrating nicely with fruit aromas of peach, apricot, apple, and cooking spice. On the palate there is a touch of butter with an underlying minerality and freshness.
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At Domaine Cordier they know that a great quality wine always starts with outstanding fruit. For this reason, they focus on organic and biodynamic farming practices and drastically reduce yields. A leader in the region, they showcase the terroir and potential of the Mâcon region by vinifying many of their wines into separate bottlings of just a few hundred bottles.
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