Domaine Clos des Rocs 'En Pres Foret' Macon-Loché, 2023

Domaine Clos des Rocs 'En Pres Foret' Macon-Loché, 2023

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From an almost un-represented appellation within the Maconnais, this Chardonnay might surprise you. 40 year old vines give a beautiful, layered concentration of yellow peach, mango, and citrus with subtle salinity in the finish. Harvested by hand, 90% stainless steel vinification and all organic from vine to bottle, there's so much to love and discover about this 32 hectare of Southern Burgundy. For pairing, we'd recommend a fresh summer salad or even just enjoying it with good friends before dinner.

  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Medium Acid
  • Fruit Forward
  • Organic

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PAIRS well WITH

  • Soft Cheese
  • Poultry
  • Roasted Vegetables

Details

From our importer's website: You may be wondering why you haven’t previously heard about Pouilly-Loché, for which you can hardly be blamed. The entire appellation covers a mere 32 hectares, of which nearly 30% belongs to Clos des Rocs. To our knowledge, no estate-bottled wine from the appellation has appeared in the U.S. in the recent past, despite the fact that the AOC dates back to 1940 and enjoys a strong reputation locally in the Maconnais. As this was our first serious exposure to a full range of cuvees from the appellation, we were eager to understand what, if any, differences in terroir would be evident in the glass. The soils are characterized by iron-rich clay and limestone, often with up to 30cm of dense limestone pebble dispersion at the surface. The resulting wines are leaner than their counterparts in neighboring Pouilly Fuisse and carry a hint of earth, yet they are quite rich in mineral, with enough fruit density to properly support the robust structural elements. Each wine is compelling and exciting to a degree that we have made a significant commitment to the domaine, and will be importing over the coming months each of the seven cuvées produced at the domaine.

Olivier owns 1.6 hectares of 40-year-old Chardonnay in En Pres Forêt, situated at 240 meters altitude with sandy, stony soil atop schist mother-rock. Aged 90% in stainless steel and 10% in used 500-liter oak barrels, this cuvée is both generous and elegant, with a pronounced saline streak and the ability to evolve well for a decade or more in bottle.

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