Description

ABOUT THE PRODUCER:
Michel Gayot grew up surrounded by vineyards and spent his childhood among the vines. He has what he calls ‘a visceral attachment to the earth and what it offers if it is nurtured and taken care of’. This value was installed in Michel by his parents, who passed on their passion of cultivating the Burgundy terroir to Michel and his siblings. After studying management, Michel started his career in the world of wine trading, both abroad and in France. He then acquired the vineyard in the heart of Burgundy which he now takes care of, in addition to the family estate in Beaujolais. He strives to achieve excellent typicity in his wines, with expressive minerality in his whites, and delicacy and finesse in his reds.

THE VINTAGE:
The 2022 vintage finally produced a very good harvest both in terms of quality and quantity, a relief after three very smalls harvests. The temperate climate with significant rainfall and enough sun led to very good maturity and a semi-late harvest took place in mid-September. 2022 is a vintage of balance with pure expression of Chardonnay with excellent concentration and balancing acidity.

ABOUT THE VINEYARD:
En Remilly is a highly regarded Premier Cru vineyard in the Saint-Aubin appellation at the southern end of the Côte de Beaune. En Remilly borders with Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, however the terroir in En Remilly produces wines that tend to be more delicate than those of their more famous neighbours. It has similar soils to Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet with a pebbly, calcareous topsoil that is freedraining, which encourages deep root growth into the limestone as the vines search for water, resulting in minerally, flinty characters in the wines. The vines are cultivated according to the traditional methods of the AOC and are carefully tended with utmost respect for the terroir and environment. Once they have reached optimum maturity, the grapes are picked by hand.

THE WINEMAKING PROCESS:
Michel Gayot limits the amount of intervention during vinification, allowing the grapes and the terroir to express itself. Fermentation took place in stainless steel vats to retain the purity of fruit and the nuances of the En Remilly terroir. The wine underwent malolactic conversion in French oak barrels, rounding out the palate. Maturation lasted from between nine to 12 months in 228-litre French oak barriques, (20% new), which imparted texture and complexity.

OUR TASTING NOTES:
Richly aromatic, with notes of white flowers, almond, beeswax and cinnamon revealing the complexity of this Saint-Aubin 1er Cru, with a delicate, creamy palate showing beautiful balance.

GRAPE VARIETY:
Chardonnay 100%.