Du Grappin Macon Villages Blanc 2022 750ml

The vines, aged 30 to 80 years, are from a steep, cool-sited vineyard on the slopes above Aze with well drained, limestone rich soils. High-trained, farmed sustainably, and the westerly aspect and soil contribute to the wines freshness and tension.

Grapes are crushed and left for several hours on skin contact before a long pressing. Chilled overnight and racked to large format barrels for a native fermentation with plentiful grape solids for texture. Left undisturbed for 12 months and then racked to steel tanks on their lies for another six months to brighten. Bottled unfined with a very light filtration.

-Andrew and Emma Nielsen

This wine is not your typical Macon! It’s medium-light bodied and complex but balanced. Tart notes of apple, pear, and lemon cut through fresh minerality, and a faintly rich finish rounds it all out.

-Discovery