Domaine Borgeot Santenay Blanc 1er Cru Les Gravieres 2022

Domaine Borgeot Santenay Blanc 1er Cru Les Gravieres

Region: Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

ABV: 13%

Pale golden in colour. On the nose, this could be mistaken for a Chassagne-Montrachet, aromas of ripe lemon and brioche leap out of the glass. On the palate, the wine is rich yet balanced, with a bright acidity driving the flavours onto the mineral finish.

Santenay 1er Cru 'Les Gravières' is located mid slope on the Chassagne side of Santenay. As the name suggests, derived from the French for gravel, soils are composed of gravelly limestone and impart a marked minerality on the wine. The Borgeot brothers farm the vineyard sustainably following 'lutte raisonnée' principles.

Upon arrival at the Borgeot winery, the Chardonnay grapes were gently whole bunch pressed and the juice was left to settle before being racked off the sediment for fermentation in French oak barrels. Following fermentation the wine was aged for around 12 months in French oak, around 33% 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