{"product_id":"domaine-clos-de-la-chapelle-meursault-les-vignes-blanches-2023-750ml-offer","title":"Domaine Clos de la Chapelle Meursault Les Vignes Blanches 2023 750ml (Offer)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 Points — John Gilman, View From the Cellar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 Points — Wine Spectator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e90–92 Points — Jasper Morris, MW, Inside Burgundy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomaine Clos de la Chapelle’s 2023 Meursault Les Vignes Blanches is a beautifully concentrated, old-vine Chardonnay from a distinctive village-level climat situated below the celebrated Santenots vineyards. Combining the generous orchard-fruit character traditionally associated with Meursault with vibrant acidity, pale limestone minerality and finely integrated oak, this is a rich yet precise white Burgundy of remarkable depth and persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine comes from a tiny 0.41-hectare parcel planted predominantly in 1948. Although Les Vignes Blanches is classified as Meursault Village, its old vines, individual terroir and limited production give it a personality that clearly distinguishes it from a blended village Meursault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Place\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeursault lies in the heart of Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune, immediately south of Volnay and north of Puligny-Montrachet. The village is internationally renowned for Chardonnay that combines richness, breadth and silky texture with fresh acidity and a distinctive mineral character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeursault has no Grand Cru vineyards, yet its finest Premier Cru and village-level climats produce some of Burgundy’s most complex and age-worthy white wines. The appellation’s varied marl, limestone, gravel and clay soils allow Chardonnay to express a wide range of styles, from supple and nutty to firm, citrus-driven and intensely mineral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Les Vignes Blanches Vineyard\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLes Vignes Blanches is situated low on the Meursault slope, below Santenots and just south of the Meursault Premier Cru Santenots vineyards. It rests beneath a small rocky rise that contributes natural drainage and an unusually pronounced mineral character for this part of the slope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe climat takes its name from the pale, gravelly limestone visible throughout the vineyard. Beneath and among this limestone is a meaningful clay component that retains water during warm, dry growing seasons. This combination gives the wine both richness and tension: clay contributes depth, texture and ripe orchard fruit, while the gravelly limestone provides freshness, salinity and mineral definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany growers traditionally blend fruit from Les Vignes Blanches into a broader village-level Meursault. Domaine Clos de la Chapelle instead bottles the parcel separately to preserve its individual character and expression of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Domaine’s Parcel\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomaine Clos de la Chapelle farms approximately 0.41 hectare—just over one acre—of Les Vignes Blanches. Most of the Chardonnay vines were planted in 1948, immediately following the Second World War, making them more than 75 years old at the time of the 2023 harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese deeply rooted old vines naturally produce small quantities of concentrated fruit. Their extensive root systems penetrate multiple soil layers, helping the vines maintain balance during dry conditions and giving the finished wine notable depth, complexity and persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 growing season demonstrated the value of the site’s water-retentive clay. According to Jasper Morris, the soils held sufficient moisture during the vintage, allowing the grapes to achieve generous ripeness while retaining adequate acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Grape: \u003cstrong\u003e100% Chardonnay.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChardonnay is Burgundy’s principal white grape and an exceptionally transparent interpreter of terroir. In Les Vignes Blanches, it combines the broad texture and ripe orchard-fruit profile associated with Meursault with citrus freshness, oyster-shell salinity and a finely structured mineral finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eViticulture\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomaine Clos de la Chapelle’s vineyards are certified organic and are cultivated according to biodynamic principles. The estate avoids chemical pesticides and fertilizers, regularly ploughs its soils and carefully controls yields to encourage healthy vines and concentrated fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are harvested by hand and sorted before pressing. The domaine’s objective is to preserve the purity of the fruit while allowing the individual soil, vine age and vintage conditions of each small parcel to remain clearly expressed in the finished wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWinemaking and Aging\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chardonnay is whole-cluster pressed, followed by approximately 24 hours of settling. Fermentation and maturation take place in a combination of French oak barrel sizes, helping the wine develop texture and complexity without allowing the oak to dominate its old-vine fruit or mineral character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe domaine may use up to 30% new oak for its white wines, with barrels sourced from several respected cooperages. Bâtonnage may be performed once per week for as long as six weeks after fermentation, or until malolactic fermentation begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 Les Vignes Blanches was matured for approximately 14 months in barrel. The use of different barrel sizes helps preserve freshness while contributing restrained notes of vanilla, toast and brioche. The wine is bottled approximately 15 to 18 months after harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 displays a full lemon-yellow color and an expressive, layered bouquet of ripe peach, pear, yellow apple and citrus. With air, aromas of citronella, white flowers, toasted brioche, hazelnut and delicate vanilla emerge alongside a subtle reductive, mineral tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe palate is supple, concentrated and beautifully layered. Rich orchard fruit and ripe peach are balanced by vibrant acidity and savory notes of oyster shell and pale limestone. The old vines provide impressive mid-palate depth, while the wine’s mineral structure keeps its generous fruit precise and focused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes of vanilla and toasted brioche are finely integrated into the fruit rather than dominant. The wine builds steadily across the palate, concluding with a long, refined and complex finish marked by citrus, orchard fruit, saline minerals and gentle oak spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a generous yet disciplined expression of Meursault—reminiscent of the traditional, richly textured style of the village, but supported by enough acidity and mineral tension to remain vibrant and age gracefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eProfessional Ratings\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 Points — John Gilman, View From the Cellar | \u003c\/strong\u003eJohn Gilman awarded the 2023 Meursault Les Vignes Blanches 93 points, recognizing it as one of the leading white wines in Domaine Clos de la Chapelle’s highly regarded 2023 collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 Points — Wine Spectator: \u003c\/strong\u003eCitronella, peach, oyster shell, vanilla and toasted brioche flavors ride the supple texture in this harmonious white. Vibrant and succulent while building to the refined, complex aftertaste. Best from 2027 through 2040.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e90–92 Points — Jasper Morris, MW, Inside Burgundy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarrel Sample:  \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOld vines on clay soil below Santenots. A full lemon yellow, with a little reductive tension on the nose. Made in a mix of wood sizes. Nicely layered flesh and fruit on the palate, quite a rich orchard fruit, but balanced by adequate acidity These soils retained the water sufficiently in 2023. A good long finish, rather lovely and not far from old style Meursault. \u003cstrong\u003eBarrel Sample: 90-92\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe 2023 Vintage\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 vintage produced generous, ripe fruit across the Côte de Beaune, but the finest sites maintained the acidity and mineral structure necessary for balance. At Les Vignes Blanches, the clay component retained valuable moisture during warm and dry periods, helping the old vines ripen steadily without losing freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a wine with generous fruit and textural richness, balanced by adequate acidity, limestone tension and a persistent mineral finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Domaine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomaine Clos de la Chapelle is a small, historic Burgundy estate based in Bligny-lès-Beaune and closely associated with Volnay. The domaine takes its name from the historic Volnay Premier Cru Clos de la Chapelle monopole, a walled vineyard situated opposite the Gothic chapel of Notre Dame de Pitié.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe property was acquired in 2011 by Mark O’Connell and his Burgundian partners and renamed Domaine Clos de la Chapelle in honor of its flagship vineyard. The estate now owns and farms approximately five hectares divided among 16 individual terroirs in Volnay, Pommard, Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses, Meursault and Corton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vineyards are certified organic and farmed according to biodynamic principles. Grapes are harvested by hand, yields are deliberately restricted and intervention in the cellar is kept to a minimum. Total production across the entire domaine averages only approximately 1,800 cases annually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeursault Les Vignes Blanches is an excellent accompaniment to lobster, scallops, crab, halibut, turbot, sea bass and sole meunière. Its combination of richness and acidity also pairs beautifully with roast chicken, pork tenderloin, veal in cream sauce and poultry with mushrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional pairings include lobster ravioli, mushroom risotto, creamy pasta, roasted cauliflower and mature cheeses such as Comté, Gruyère or Délice de Bourgogne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eServing and Cellaring\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe domaine recommends serving the wine at approximately 16°C, or 61°F. It may initially be poured slightly cooler and allowed to warm gradually in the glass, revealing additional orchard fruit, hazelnut, brioche and mineral complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen enjoyed young, opening the bottle approximately 30 minutes before serving will help the wine’s subtle reductive character dissipate. Its old-vine concentration, acidity and mineral structure should support graceful development through 2040.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Domaine Clos de la Chapelle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgundy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubregion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Côte de Beaune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVillage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Meursault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Meursault AOC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Les Vignes Blanches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClassification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Village\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Chardonnay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard Holding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 0.41 hectare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVine Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e Predominantly planted in 1948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Below Santenots on the lower Meursault slope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gravelly pale limestone with water-retentive clay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarming:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certified organic; biodynamic principles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand harvested\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whole-cluster pressed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 14 months in French oak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.5%\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry white wine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottle Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDomaine Clos de la Chapelle Meursault Les Vignes Blanches 2023\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"67","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52722202280219,"sku":"210000060776","price":124.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/1789\/4171\/files\/vi3uckmqik25bgneennv.jpg?v=1785784732","url":"https:\/\/67wine.com\/products\/domaine-clos-de-la-chapelle-meursault-les-vignes-blanches-2023-750ml-offer","provider":"67","version":"1.0","type":"link"}