2019 Domaine De Selene Beaujolais Villages Blanc
Beaujolais, France
A rare look at Beaujolais Blanc. This savoury, textural Chardonnay drinks beautifully.
$61.00
Out of Stock
Generous white but with freshness and loads of personality. Distinct and delicious.
Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
About The Wine
Sylvere Trichard's family has been farming grapes and making wine in Beaujolais for generations.
A deep personal and family connection to the land underpins everything he makes. Since taking over the family's vineyard holdings in Beaujolais in 2012, he has been marked as one of the young stars of the region. The wines are made with no additions, save the occasional inclusion of sulphur at bottling.
There is not much Chardonnay from Beaujolais that makes it into Australia, but if you find a good one, they can be fascinating to drink.
This preservative-free rendition from Trichard is intriguingly savoury, and a little wild. As with all the wines from this talented young vigneron, the transparency of variety and a natural energy are the main calling cards of the style. Premium natural wine here. Great stuff.
Beaujolais, France
From The Producer
From the commune of Blacé in Beaujolais, Domaine De Selene is headed up by Sylvere Trichard. Sylvere, who honed his understanding of gentle winemaking with Domaine Belluard in Savoie and Domaine Lapalu of Brouilly, took over the family’s four hectares from his uncle in 2012. There are now 6.5 hectares under vine, all farmed organically.
As is tradition in Beaujolais, a lot of wine goes into concrete vats. Sylvere also experiments with fermenting in foudre. Wines are made with no filtration, no fining and (almost) no sulphur.
These wines are immediately satisfying out of the bottle, glittery and dense with fruit.
Blend : Chardonnay (100%)
ABV : 13%
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2024
Bottle Size : 750ml
Critic Reviews
"Has this milky, lactic thing going on, soft, textural white wine with honeysuckle, candle wax, thick-skinned lemon, ripe apple and some nougat notes. Savoury, you could say. The finish is all saline-nutty too. Really lovely this. Generous white but with freshness and loads of personality. Distinct and delicious." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
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