Mâcon-Clessé Cuvée Levroutée Domaine de la Bongran (J.Thevenet) 1999

It is to Jean Thévenet and his son Gautier to whom we owe the sweet wines of Burgundy. Domaine de la Bongran is located in the Mâconnais, the most southern part of the Burgundy wine region. The wines are amazing, both when tasting and especially when drinking them, the results are quite simply stunning. The perfectly balanced wines of Domaine Bongran are to be discovered at all costs.

This cuvée is the result of the vinification of Chardonnay grown on clay-limestone and marly soils. This wine is a real gem : only produced twice or three times a year, it has been made from over ripe berries, some even botrytised. Yield is low (15 hl/ha), there is very little intervention in the vinification to allow the fruit to express the purity of its aromas. The élevage takes place in oak foudres for 18 months. A great wine for aging, this wine unfurls deliciously rich notes varying between fruit, honey and flowers. The palate is creamy, full-bodied, generous and lingers well.