Mâcon-Verzé, Dom. Nicolas Delfaud - 2023

Name: Mâcon-Verzé, Dom. Nicolas Delfaud
Brand: Nicolas Delfaud
SKU: 52157
Price: 24.96 USD
Availability: InStock

750 mL

Item # 52157

Up and comer Nicolas Delfaud is making authentic, mineral and balanced wines from east-facing limestone slopes in the appellation of Macon-Verzé. Fermented in tank with indigenous yeasts and aged in neutral oak for 9 months.

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$299.52/ Case of 12

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Color

White

Vintage

2023

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Sub-Region

Mâconnais

Producer

Nicolas Delfaud

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Born in the suburbs of Paris, Nicolas Delfaud's first career was sommelier and store room manager at a small four-star hotel in Paris At the age of 32, he decided to follow his heart and begin his formal winemaking education and in 2009 he settled on an estate in the village of Verzé with his two children. This expression of Macon Chardonnay is based in organic farmed vines, fermented in stainless with indigenous yeast. The wine was aged 9 months in a combination of tank and neutral barrels. The glass is fresh and clean with pronounced flavors of yellow apple and subtle flicks of tangerine and orange zest. The subtle presence of alcohol was a treat and truly brought home the rustic, handcrafted feeling in Nicolas' wines. I can't wait to taste more from this up and coming talent in Burgundy winemaking.

- EC

Glossary

Burgundy

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