Laurent Chardigny Bourgogne Chardonnay 2024

Laurent Chardigny Bourgogne Chardonnay 2024

Sitting at an altitude of 400m on limestone and clay soils, on east to south facing slopes overlooking the village of Azê in the heart of the Maconnais, Domaine de Rochebin was established in 1921 by the Marillier family. They initially planted mixed crops and fruits, but by the early 1970's the family had realised that the full potential of their land was best expressed through viticulture and winemaking, and this became their sole focus.

Today, Mickaël Marillier runs the estate, with winemaker Laurent Chardigny guiding all viticulture and winemaking. Laurent joined the estate in 2008, and immediately began implementing sustainability practices across all areas of the estate, vineyards and winery. Through natural, integrated pest management, the use of pesticides has been eliminated, and the implementation of vineyard cover crops and grasses has rejuvenated soils.

Under Laurent's own label, fruit from Rochebin estate vineyards is treated with the lightest of touches and, unlike the Rochebin wines, does not meet any oak during the winemaking process. The resulting wines are very fresh, elegant, pure expressions of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Gamay.

First and foremost, this is Burgundy without the bells and whistles – Chardonnay from the Macon on a mixture of clay and limestone at 400m above sea level, exclusively raised in stainless steel in a bid to present pristine fruit purity.

Acacia florals, nashi pear, Mirabelle plum and a chalky, saline note aromatically – moving to a gentle generous, rollicking across the palate texture, reminiscent of crème fraiche and hung yoghurt. It carries a certain weight, with that apricot pit and almond pithiness all wrapped up in an underlying tensile vintage freshness that keeps everything in tight check. Delicious and a great gateway expression of entry tier White Burgundy.