2020 Domaine Olivier Merlin Bourgogne Blanc, Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Assembly of different plots of land on La Roche Vineuse and Chaintr. The soils are all Quaternary clay limestone. Direct pressing of the whole harvest. Slight settling. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Racking, then light filtration before bottling. Maturing period in stainless steel tanks of about 16 months. No gluing. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Located in the village of La Roche Vineuse in South Burgundy, we

less or more depending on the vintage

is the basis of Jean Marie’s winemaking philosophy

“Largillier” enjoys a southern exposure and clay-limestone soil whose sub-soil is the same Kimmeridgian chalk as in Chablis

Interesting detail is that Gislason just graduated from U

where we now make the wines using only wild

expertise and vision to create this modern British luxury brand

and racked after alcoholic fermentation into 5 year-old puncheons

Francoise’s father

a little more than a century later in the 1930s

Juan Carlos applies his detail-oriented approach to every facet of the winemaking process

Aged for 30 months in a proprietary barrel

Aged in a combination of older barrels