2023 | Domaine Vincent et François Jouard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière" V.V. | Côte de Beaune | France

Old-vine premier cru white Burgundy from a fifth-generation Chassagne family — grand-cru quality without the grand-cru price.

Domaine Vincent et François Jouard is a fifth-generation Chassagne-Montrachet estate dating to around 1820, with some of the village's best holdings and oldest vines. Every bottle is "Vieilles Vignes" — old vines over 50 years — hand-harvested, native-yeast fermented, aged with no more than a third new oak. "Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière" is a top premier cru, all citrus, granite and jasmine.

Old-vine premier cru Chassagne from a top family estate is white Burgundy's sweet spot. 92 points, mineral and precise → the grand crus next door cost multiples → at $157.99 you're drinking benchmark premier cru white Burgundy.

• 100% Chardonnay
• Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière" — Côte de Beaune
• Domaine Vincent et François Jouard — old vines (50+ yrs), sustainable
• Hand-harvested; native yeasts; ≤⅓ new oak

Crisp granite, jasmine, lime and green apple over dried herbs and a dense, mineral core with a solid acid backbone. Translation: pure, mineral premier cru Chardonnay — citrus and stone with floral lift and the structure to age.

Old-vine premier cru Chassagne from a fifth-generation family. Exactly the white for rich fish, poultry, or the cellar.