Pale gold colour with emerald tinges. Aromas of grapefruit mixed with fresh honey and almonds. Tense, precise with a tight texture. Onctuous with an energetic acidity. Salty wine with a filigran minerality. Generous aftertaste.
White wines are very unusal in Savigny-les-Beaune, the vineyards producing essentially red wines. The particular nature of the soil "Hauts Marconnets" with Marl, chalk and limestone encouraged Chanson to plant Chardonnay. The vineyard of 2,18 hectares is ideally situated high up on the hill of Savigny-les-Beaune, facing south-east, close to the hills of Beaune 1er Crus.
After a very cold winter and a demanding spring, the hot summer was regularly interrupted by cold and rainy intervals which early september gave way to a bright and warm weather, that speeded up the maturation of the grapes. Harvest began in the last days of September under a bright sunshine. The white wines are tense with a tight texture underlined by a mineral overlay and an outstanding acidity. Aging in oak during 15 months.
Serve with shellfish, fish and cheese (goat).