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Fruit for François Carillon’s Côte d’Or Bourgogne Chardonnay is sourced from various plots in Puligny-Montrachet. Matured in French oak barrels (10% new) the wine displays hallmark aromas of white flowers and flinty minerality. On the palate the wine opens with apple and pear fruits that give way on the mid-palate to fleshier stone-fruit, with a superb minerality running throughout.
Domaine François Carillon, although recently founded, can trace its ancestry back to the 16th Century, with François himself the sixteenth generation of farmers. The Domaine is borne of Domaine Louis Carillon, Louis being François’ father, who has now now retired. François began working with his father and brother Jacques in 1988....
The wine region of Burgundy provides a multitude of different appellations and vineyards split between numerous individual owners, each with varying degrees of competence and experience. Thus buying and enjoying Burgundy can appear to be a complex and exasperating process for wine consumers. However, for fervent admirers of Chardonnay and...
Chardonnay takes its name from a village in the Mâconnais, but has expanded widely from its Burgundian roots and is now planted around the world. The Chardonnay grape can produce quality white wines in a wide range of climates, though the style can vary considerably. Cool climates such as Chablis...
