Domaine Cheveau Macon-Chaintre 'Le Clos' 2024

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Domaine Cheveau Macon-Chaintre 'Le Clos' 2024This single vineyard site is in the southernmost village (Chaintr) in the Maconnais. The vines are young (of an average age of 15 years). After a manual harvest, the grapes are pressed pneumatically and a long, slow, temperature controlled fermentation occurs in the underground cellars of the domaine. Chapitalisation is avoided except when absolutely necessary. The wine is aged in stainless steel on the fine lees for eight months before undergoing a

with yields averaging less than a glass of wine per vine

it will appeal to those who relish the sort of palpable

7-hectare parcel of 30-year-old Pinot Noir (formerly part of Domaine Lucien Jacob) in the renowned Savigny-les-Beaune premier cru Les Vergelesses

and this cuvée is built around that holding

the grapes for this cuvée are sourced from the slopes of the Campegli vineyard located in the village of Castiglione Chiavarese

000 feet above sea level

Pavese has been able to work with the original

situated at 350 meters altitude

Despite its relative rigorousness and austerity

Densely concentrated and layered on the palate

this wine is sourced from vineyards in the village of Davayé

Comprised of 80% Pinot Blanc and 20% Chardonnay