Mâcon-Charnay 2018

The domain

Family property for three generations, it is in the know-how of the Burgundian tradition that the reputation of Domaine de la Feuillarde has been built.

The Thomas family knows the value of its heritage. They have known how to enhance the value of their heritage, developing on their estate, plot by plot, a rich palette of the great growths of Burgundy.

On this estate, the family house is nestled in the middle of the vines, we know how to cultivate with love the identity of a terroir and offer the best of its soul.

The estate is regularly awarded prizes for the excellence of its wines.

"I like clean, pure wines that express minerality, with fruity and floral notes, without excluding a certain fatness." Lucien Thomas, owner.

Terroir and breeding

The vines are located in the commune of PRISSE. Clay and limestone soil with a south-western exposure on the hillside. Average age of the vines: 25 years. Arcure, working the soil, organic contribution. All the estate's wines come from a respectful agriculture within the framework of a reasoned protection. Manual harvest, grape reception by gravity, light crushing, gentle pressing (pneumatic). Fermentation and maturing in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks, addition of selected yeasts in burgundy (white burgundy).

Tasting notes

Fruity and floral wine with a certain liveliness in the mouth, giving it a certain acidic freshness, combining finesse and richness. Ageing: 3 to 5 years. Served at 11 to 13°, it goes perfectly with shellfish (oysters, sea mussels), fish (stuffed carp, cold hake), cheese (St nectaire, goat's cheese half fresh).