Remoissenet Père et Fils, Bourgogne Blanc For Cheap

Remoissenet Père et Fils, Bourgogne Blanc

Today’s stunning example of Bourgogne Blanc is an overachiever, to say the least. An interesting blend of parcels, this wine is derived from declassified fruit from younger vineyards in both Chablis and Puligny-Montrachet. All fruit is hand-harvested and the Chardonnay is pressed whole cluster back at the cellar. Following a spontaneous fermentation in a combination of French barrels (30% new) and stainless steel, the resulting wine continues maturing on its fine lees in these same vessels. It is bottled the following year without filtration. 

The combination offers incredible freshness, staggering minerality, and generous texture that belies its Bourgogne Blanc label. Being one of the more expensive négociant houses in Burgundy for its Premier and Grand Cru bottlings, today’s wine represents a rare steal. In a blind tasting, it performs similarly to a Puligny-Montrachet with beautiful elegance and mineral complexity.