Les Corvées Sous Curon Arbois Chardonnay

Hand harvest, selection during harvest, pneumatic press for gentle extraction on whole clusters, indigenous yeasts, no sulphur, must settling for 12 hours, ferment in the tank first then transfer to 228L used barrels with malo. Infrequent topping up without sulfur, on lees in old barrels, 18-24 months at least. Lemon curd, yellow apricot, ripe pear, round leesy texture, dried white blossom, white cherry, mushroom, medium acidity, pronounced intensity and length. 13% abv.

2012 perfect w hedgehog mushroom risotto

Blind. I was leaning more towards savagnin because it had stronger acid than I though these Chards have. Scrumptious fruit/citrus/pear, slight va, a bit of yeasty funk, and still fresh.

Love all the wines they make!

young but potential is there. Still funky

Vintage 2011. Lightly nutty, mineral, and a lively acidity. Even after 24 months in barrel, this wine is still a baby! This single vineyard Chard is named after the tower (Curon) that was constructed above the vineyard over 200 years ago and was used as a 'garde-fruits', where winemakers would take turns guarding their vineyards. #biodynamic

Burgundy-style Chardonnay (ouillé) from biodynamically-farmed vineyards around the Courvées sous curon lieu dit in Arbois. On limestone gravel rich clay soils. Aged in barrels for 24 months. Slightly cloudy. Fresh and mineral with apple and crushed stone notes on the nose. Briny, some funky notes. Green apple, some citrus (bitter orange) and minerals (chalk) on the palate. Very tasty, incredibly salty finish

Unreal for this price point

2011

2005. Aged character, really nice complexity