2024 Domaine Famille Paquet Macon-Villages Nos Cinq Terroirs

A fresh mid weighted Chardonnay with lively acidity and a gently rounded yet elegant finish.

Located in the heart of Burgundy, Famille Paquet is a 30 hectare property located at the foot of the rocks of Solutré and Vergisson. The Paquets take great care of their vineyards, using organic and biodynamic compost and manage each of their 50 plots individually. The property is currently in conversion to organic viticulture.
This Chardonnay is sourced from vines planted between 1929 and 2015 in Cruzille, Lugny, Prissé, Loché and La Roche-Vineuse.
Aged in oak barrels (25%) and stainless steel on lees. Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Peach and ripe apple aromas intermix with bees wax, pear and faint lemon butter notes. Fleshy pear and peach fruits lie delicately across the fresh mid weighted palate with notions of bees wax, subtle lemon butter and spice the undercard. Lively acidity with a gently rounded yet elegant finish.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12.5%

Other Reviews….
The forthright citrus-fruit and garden-herb aromas are married to ample substance and a crisp acidity on the medium-bodied palate. Pronounced minerality at the impressively long, structured finish. Matured sur lie, 75% in stainless steel tanks and 25% in oak foudre casks. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
92 Points
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