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Jean Paul Brun Terres Dorees Chardonnay Beaujolais Blanc Organic 2024 750ml
🇫🇷 Organic, unoaked Chardonnay with orchard fruit, citrus, and a chalky finish.
Jean-Paul Brun · Terres Dorées · Beaujolais Blanc · 2024
100% Chardonnay | Organically farmed | Beaujolais, France | 750ml
At his home estate in Charnay in southern Beaujolais, Jean-Paul Brun planted Chardonnay in 1983 on sandy, limestone-rich clay soils. Organic farming and hand harvesting set the foundation for this unoaked white, fermented with natural yeasts and aged in s...Show More >
Jean-Paul Brun · Terres Dorées · Beaujolais Blanc · 2024
100% Chardonnay | Organically farmed | Beaujolais, France | 750ml
At his home estate in Charnay in southern Beaujolais, Jean-Paul Brun planted Chardonnay in 1983 on sandy, limestone-rich clay soils. Organic farming and hand harvesting set the foundation for this unoaked white, fermented with natural yeasts and aged in steel and concrete tanks.
Peach, apricot, and lemon zest lead into white-fruit flavors, juicy lime, orange blossom, and subtle herbal notes. Malolactic fermentation and periodic lees stirring lend texture, while a long, chalky finish keeps the wine focused and fresh.
Expert Review · Vintage 2024
Wine Enthusiast, 91 Points | Supple aromas of white peach, honeydew melon, and Bosc pear open on the nose, alongside dew-dusted forest floor and hay. Slightly creamy in texture, the wine elevates rounded orchard fruit followed by a tinge of lemon zest on the finish.
Winemaker Description
Winery Notes | Jean-Paul Brun's Chardonnay comes from 35 year-old vines grown on sandy clay and limestone soils in the southern Beaujolais and is raised in stainless steel (no oak). Bright aromas of peach, apricot, lemon zest, and thyme lead to flavors of pure white fruits, juicy lime, crisp orange blossom, subtle herbal undertones, and a long chalky finish.
Pairing & Serving
Serve chilled. Suggested pairings include roast chicken, grilled fish, vegetable quiche, or fresh goat cheese.
Wine Details
- Producer: Jean-Paul Brun, Terres Dorées
- Vintage: 2024
- Appellation: Beaujolais Blanc
- Country: France
- Grape: 100% Chardonnay
- Farming: Organic
- Harvest: By hand
- Fermentation: Natural yeasts; malolactic fermentation
- Aging: Steel and concrete tanks, with periodic lees stirring
- Oak: None
- Size: 750ml
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Wine Information:
Country: France
Region: Beaujolais
Sub-Region:
Appellation: Beaujolais Blanc
Variety: Chardonnay
Type: Whites
Size: 750ml
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On his home estate in hilly Charnay in the southern Beaujolais, Jean-Paul Brun started planting Chardonnay in 1983 on the sandy clay-limestone soils. The farming is organic and harvest is by hand. The bunches are destemmed and fermented with native yeasts and without sulfur in concrete vats. Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally and the lees are stirred periodically. The wine is aged in steel and concrete and bottled in the spring after harvest with a light, non-sterile filtration and minimal sulfur.
Neal Martin writes: The 2022 Beaujolais Blanc Classic has an attractive bouquet with pear and peach skin scents, and just a hint of nectarine. The palate is well-balanced with fine acidity, fresh and lively with lovely Anjou pear, melon and nectarine notes on the finely-proportioned finish. Delicious! Drinking 2023 - 2029. - Vinous 90