Sylvain Langoureau Saint Aubin Premier Cru En Remilly Blanc 2023 750ml

Domaine Sylvain Langoureau is tucked away in the hamlet of Gamay, a whisper of a village on the road to St. Aubin. Sylvain and his wife Nathalie have been steward to the family vineyards since 1988, tending 10ha of vines that include some of the best sites in the village of St. Aubin, Puligny and Chassagne. The vines are farmed organically and wines are fermented in a combination of steel tanks and oak barrels. Shorter barrel aging here produces delicious and accessible wines that still express their individual terroirs. ‘En Remilly’ is perhaps the signature vineyard not only of the domaine but of Saint Aubin itself. It looms steep and high above the road and faces south and west, with a small portion directly abutting Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru! The wine here is compact and tense, with a powerful mineral character and tons of energy. One of the best values in white Burgundy.

• Country: France
• Region: Burgundy
• Appellation: Cote De Beaune
• Sub Appellation: Saint Aubin
• Size: 750ml
• Color: White

Varietal

Chardonnay

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one that has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is Chardonnay. This green-skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity, which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.