Pierre Boisson - Macon-Villages Au Poirier Chanin 2021 750ml (12.5% abv)

part of the revered Boisson family in Meursault

same meticulous winemaking as the $$$ Côte d’Or wines

Au Poirier Chanin - sourced from limestone-rich soils in the Mâcon, beautifully restrained, terroir-driven expression of southern Burgundy, precision and tension vs. opulence. from a cooler year, freshness and purity, exceptionally vibrant 

green apple, pear, Meyer lemon, layered with wet stone hazelnut taut and mineral-focused, with just enough texture from lees aging to add depth without overshadowing its racy acidity. precision and lift.

• One of the finest small producers in the village of Meursault, the Boissons have been vignerons in Meursault for more than two centuries, and the wines today are as fine as they have ever been in the long and illustrious family history.
• The family holdings of what was long referred to as Domaine Boisson-Vadot are now collaboratively produced and bottled under the Pierre Boisson and Anne Boisson labels at the family’s cellars in Meursault.
• The trusty formula of a high percentage of old vines, combined with careful vineyard work to nurture the greatest potential of each vintage, and long, slow elevages in the cellars allows the underlying terroirs of each site to take the spotlight in the finished wines.
• very judicious with oak and do little / no battonage during long elevage.  results in clean, precise, beautifully transparent wines.

 oysters, roast chicken, creamy pastas

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