Burgundy
Mâcon Villages - 2022 - Julien Guillot
Clos des Vignes du Maynes
A nose with floral and citrus notes... Palate: taut, balanced, with an intensely mineral finish... Superb!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Mâcon-Villages
- Degree of alcohol
- 12.5 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2029
- rock’n’roll
Chardonnay grown on 3 terroirs, with Viré-Clessé in the majority bringing richness, Monbellet planted with old vines from 1946, and Les Crays whose chalky soil provides acidity. The vines are grown biodynamically, the whole estate is certified since 2001. Grapes are harvested by hand, with sorting in the vineyard and on tables when necessary. Natural vinification: direct and slow pressing, aging on lees in barrels that have seen several wines, for 12 months, blending of the barrels and 6 months ion additional aging in vats. Bottled at the estate.
Julien Guillot
Julien Guillot is a face of youth and renewal for the Mâconnais. He started working in 1998 on his family’s estate, spearheading its conversion to biodynamics, and finally taking over the reigns in 2001. Founded in 1952 by his grandfather Pierre, the Clos has never seen the use of chemicals, and has always been cultivated with the greatest respect for the earth. Working without herbicides was...
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