Bourgogne Blanc "Les Méchalots", Sylvain Pataille - 2021

Name: Bourgogne Blanc "Les Méchalots", Sylvain Pataille
Brand: Sylvain Pataille
SKU: 47206
Price: 47.17 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 47206 750mL

A gorgeous white Burgundy that comes from a single .3 hectare-sized plot in Marsannay at the bottom of the slope. Fermented with native yeasts and then aged in older, more neutral barrels for a year before bottling. A delight to pair alongside gougères and other appetizers.

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Color

White

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Producer

Sylvain Pataille

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Limited Production: Only 1 bottle(s) per customer

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

I don’t usually go on and on about the color of wines but this one is pure sunshine, radiating back to us all the solar energy that went into its creation in one perfect sunset. It’s really no surprise though, Sylvain Pataille and his brother Laurent produce incredible wines, it’s in their blood. They’re Burgundy natives who’ve had every job you possibly can in wine-making while growing up, and they’re both trained oenologists whose expertise is in high demand all over France, and drinking this wine, I can really understand why. They practice low yields, work biodynamically, plough by horse, these guys are the real deal and so are their wines. This one is 100% Chardonnay, single site, brought to us by indigenous yeast and older oak barrels for twelve months. Honey crisp apple, rain, stone fruit and a playful citrus refresh and invigorate.

- SG

Glossary

Burgundy

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Chardonnay

From Champagne to Chablis, it's hard (not to mention unpleasant) to avoid this famous white variety. During a huge popularity surge beginning in the late 1980s, Chardonnay plantings have increased dramatically -- not only in California's wine country, with which the variety is nearly synonymous, but also in Burgundy (its original, Old World home) and just about everywhere else in the winemaking world. It is a flexible, eager-to-please grape, responding well to just about anything a winemaker...