Winemaker and winery: Jean Tête, Les Vins Louis Tête.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay.
Region: Mâconnais.
Viticulture/Vinification: Vines are grown on a rocky bed of limestone soils. Average age is 40 years old. The grapes are entirely hand-harvested in whole bunches. Vinification takes place in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks to extract maximum richness whilst retaining fruit character. This wine is filtered and cold stabilised for 15 hours at below 4°C. The wine does not spend any time in oak.
major stores.
Ripe Chardonnay on the nose. No oak at all. Full, leesy, almost chewy with lees. Very good indeed. Intense and lovely.
13%
02/04/09