Labouré-Roi

Princesse Maudite Coteaux Bourguignon Chardonnay

Labouré-Roi

Princesse Maudite Coteaux Bourguignon Chardonnay

A blend of Chardonnay grapes from various origins; this allows it to benefit from the northern wines’ freshness, minerality, and vigor; the Macon and Côte chalonnaise wines’ fullness and roundness, and the Côte d’Or wines’ power and complexity.

Tasting Notes

The nose is fruity, with a lovely expression of ripe yellow fruit and a delicate floral note. It's elegantly woody, with subtle smoky notes. Fresh and round on the palate, this wine has a fine mineral character that gives this chardonnay a very long finish. A racy and well balanced wine.

Food Pairing

Ideal with a warm French Comté cheese tart, a poultry salad, fresh pasta, pig’s feet, pâté in pastry crust, or fish and chips.

A blend of Chardonnay grapes from various origins; this allows it to benefit from the northern wines’ freshness, minerality, and vigor; the Macon and Côte chalonnaise wines’ fullness and roundness, and the Côte d’Or wines’ power and complexity.

Tasting Notes

The nose is fruity, with a lovely expression of ripe yellow fruit and a delicate floral note. It's elegantly woody, with subtle smoky notes. Fresh and round on the palate, this wine has a fine mineral character that gives this chardonnay a very long finish. A racy and well balanced wine.

Food Pairing

Ideal with a warm French Comté cheese tart, a poultry salad, fresh pasta, pig’s feet, pâté in pastry crust, or fish and chips.

Vineyard & Production Info

Soil composition:
clay and marl with granitic touches
Elevation:
820 - 1968 feet
Exposure:
south-east and south
Harvest time:
beginning of September

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:
100% Chardonnay
Fermentation container:
thermo-regulated stainless steel vats
Maceration technique:
no maceration: directly pressed after harvest
Malolactic fermentation:
full
Fining agent:
not animal based
Type of aging container:
stainless steel vats
Length of aging before bottling:
6 - 8 months
Total SO2:
32

Analytical Data

pH level:
3.4
Acidity:
3 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Total SO2:
32
Residual sugar:
<3 g/L

About the Vineyard

The Bourgogne appellation covers 384 communes in the Yonne, Côte d'Or, Saône et Loire and Rhône departments. Varied terroirs with limestone hillsides, sometimes chalky or Kimmeridgian slopes in the north, marly limestone in the Côte d'Or and clay with occasional granitic touches in Saône et Loire.
This Bourgogne is a blend of Chardonnay grapes from different origins, to benefit from the freshness, minerality and vivacity of the wines from the Nord, the fullness and roundness of the wines from the Mâconnais and Côte Chalonnaise, and the power and complexity of the wines from the Côte d'Or.

Varied terroirs with limestone hillsides, sometimes chalky or Kimmeridgian slopes in the north, marly limestone in the Côte d'Or and clay with occasional granitic touches in Saône et Loire.