Domaine Dubost - Beaujolais Lantigné Chardonnay 2022

Domaine Dubost

Beaujolais-Lantigné

100% Chardonnay

75cl

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay.
Terroir: Clayey-loamy soil.
Age of the vines: 20 years.
Density: 7,000 vines/hectare.
Production: 12,000 bottles.
Harvest and winemaking: Manual harvest.
Whole bunches. Alcoholic fermentation in vats at around 20°C for three weeks. Decanting and racking on the fine lees.
Aging: in barrels for 6 months.
Residual sugar: <2g/litre.
Alcohol content: 13%.
Tasting: Beautiful pale gold color with light straw yellow reflections characterize this beautiful white wine which reveals fine floral aromas (broom, acacia, honeysuckle). On the palate the citrus notes intertwine subtly. With a beautiful structure, it is round and elastic and offers a relatively powerful aromatic finish.
Ideal temperature: 13°C.
Note

Jean-Paul Dubost owns 8 hectares of Gamay planted in the yellow granite and blue clay of his home village of Lantignié, in the hills immediately west of Regnié and Morgon. Its Beaujolais-Lantignié Chardonnay offers much of the complexity of a Bourgogne Chardonnay in a much more modestly priced package.

The site of origin of this Chardonnay, fermented and aged in a used stainless and oak barrels, is located on an old riverbed; the soils are dark and loamy and Dubost notes that it is harvested about two weeks after the reds.

In the glass it has a light straw gold tone with a light silvery tinge. Aromas of jasmine, ripe yellow apple, citrus, fresh cream and wet stones translate into crisp, medium-bodied flavors on the palate. Pair it with sole meunière or crab salad and enjoy Chardonnay at its brightest and liveliest.