Domaine de Crets Macon-Chardonnay Climat ‘L’Echenault de Serre’ 2014 – 750ML

Description

Domaine des Crts is a partnership between Franois Lequin and Matthieu Ponson two friends allied by a shared philosophy and an admiration for the wines of the Cte de Beaune. Franois was born into a family of vignerons in Santenay and has been the winemaker at Domaine Lequin-Colin since 1996. Matthieu was raised in Cornas, with a background in engineering, but went on to become a winemaker in the Vaucluse. When the two were introduced several years ago, they quickly realized they held the same passion for Burgundy and the same goal of purchasing vineyards in the northern Mconnais and cultivating wines of Cte dOr standards there. So, together, they took over the former Domaine Pascal & Sylvie Pauget and in 2014 made their first vintage as Domaine des Crts. Today the domaine encompasses 4 hectares, with farming in conversion to organics. The emphasis on restricted yields, clay-limestone soils, native yeast fermentations, and deliberate must oxidation to ward off the bte noir of Burgundy premox show Franois and Matthieus vision is already translating into compelling reality. The animating idea is to grow and make a small range of great Mcon chardonnay that balances minerality and richness. The results are elegant but approachable wines with no shortage of tension, vivacity, or length.