DOMAINE TALMARD les GENIÈVRES MÂCON-LUGNY 2023

A gorgeous single vineyard Chardonnay from the village of Lugny in the southern reaches of Burgundy. The wine comes from a small 1.90 ha parcel located in the 'Genièvres'. This is considered one of the best exposed plateaus in the commune of Lugny at an altitude of 250 metres. The Talmard family have older vines here (40 years average), where the region's classic clay-limestone soils produce an un-oaked Chardonnay of joyful fruit expression and minerality. È

Importer's notes
"As top Burgundy prices skyrocket and the cheaper Macon gets increasing attention, Domaine Talmard have formed a reputation as one of Burgundy's greatest Chardonnay bargains. Less than an hour's drive south of Puligny Montrachet and near the town actually called Chardonnay, the Talmard family have farmed since the 17th Century with grandfather Joseph first planting grapes at Uchizy. In 1971 his son Paul decided to go it alone rather than supply the local wine co-op, and today Paul's daughter Mallory and husband Benjamin are the inspiration and winemakers behind Talmard. By intense focus on vineyard management, harvesting at perfect ripeness, and channeling even top fruit into these basic 'village' wines, Domaine Talmard wildly over-deliver on the Maconnais proposition – white Burgundies of extreme quality for value."