- Producer
- François de Nicolay
- Grape variety
- Chardonnay
- Region
- Burgund
- Country
- France
- Vintage
- 2020
- Alcohol
- 12 % vol
- Volume
- 0.75 l
- Item no.
- 9910216730
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Rully "Les Maizières" blanc Sans Sulfites Ajouté AC 2020
The Rully "Les Maizières" blanc Sans Sulfites Ajouté 2020 by François de Nicolay is a dry Chardonnay from the Côte Chalonnaise, spontaneously fermented and aged without added sulphur.
CHF 43.00
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About this wine
Character
A Chardonnay without a safety net: no added sulphur, but plenty of clarity and tension. In the glass, pale straw yellow with greenish highlights; on the palate, 12.0% vol. keeps the wine lean and lively rather than broad.
Terroir and origin
Rully lies in the Côte Chalonnaise in southern Burgundy. The grapes don't come from his own vineyards: since 1998, François de Nicolay has bought lots from fellow growers working organically or biodynamically, bottling them under his own name, separately from the wines of Domaine Chandon de Briailles.
Grape variety and vinification
100% Chardonnay, spontaneously fermented and aged in the Domaine's historic vaulted cellar in Savigny-lès-Beaune. Maturation takes place in used barrels, with a maximum of 20% new oak. Sans Sulfites Ajouté means: no added sulphur, from fermentation through to bottling. This demands flawless grapes, meticulous cellar hygiene and the courage to relinquish control.
On the palate
On the nose, ripe pear, roasted hazelnut, lemon zest and a hint of white blossom. The wine stays taut and mineral, the acidity keeps the fruit cool, and the finish is saline and dry.
Special features
François de Nicolay ran a wine shop in Paris for years before returning to Savigny-lès-Beaune in 2001 to take over the family estate together with his sister Claude. Against mildew, he uses skimmed milk instead of copper sulphate, a method he was among the first to introduce in Burgundy. Between the estate's vine rows, the horses Diva, Epi, Farandole and Gipsy plough the soil, with one worker per hectare.
