Domaine Borgeot Santenay Blanc 1er Cru Clos de la Combe Dessus 2022

Domaine Borgeot Santenay Blanc 1er Cru Clos de la Combe Dessus

Region: Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

ABV: 13%

Pale lemon in colour. On the nose, aromas of ripe citrus and stone fruits leap out of the glass and are married with subtle toasty notes. on the palate a refreshing acidity drives the flavours onto the lingering mineral finish.

Lieu-dit 'Clos de la Comme Dessus' is a prime vineyard site located near the border with Chassagne-Montrachet and just above prime Santenay 1er Cru 'Beauregard'. As the name suggests, the vineyard benefits from both cooling air descending from the combe (dry valley) which divides the slope and from the cooling influence of the Bois Dessus forest at the top of the slope. Soils are composed predominantly of Oxfordian limestone, lending a marked minerality to the wines.

Upon arrival at the Domaine Borgeot winery, the Chardonnay grapes are gently pressed and the must left to settle before being racked into stainless-steel tanks for fermentation. Following fermentation, the villages wines are aged for around 12 months in French oak, around 25% new.

Domaine Borgeot is situated in the village of Rémigny in the Côte de Beaune. Created in 1903, it is now run by the fourth generation of the Borgeot family: brothers Laurent and Pascal. Their 23 hectares of sustainably-farmed vineyards are in the villages of Bouzeron, Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. The magic of Domaine Borgeot lies in the two people making these charming wines. As the saying goes in Burgundy, if you look at the person behind the wines, you will get an idea of the style of wine in your glass. Domaine Borgeot wines exhibit the calm and measured restraint of Pascal, balanced with the exuberance and liveliness of Laurent