Bret Brothers - Mâcon-Chardonnay Les Crays 2017

Name: Bret Brothers - Mâcon-Chardonnay Les Crays 2017
Brand: Bret Brothers
Rating: 3.9 (9 reviews)

Mâcon-Chardonnay|White wine

Burgundy

White

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3.9/5 (9 customers)

15/20

RVF

(2016 vintage notes)

Minerality is the word that characterizes this Mâcon-Chardonnay "Les Crays". Dense, aromatic with notes of flint, fresh almond and citrus zest, the palate is fleshy and precise. This gastronomic wine, with its sublime potential, will sublimate your dishes such as sushi or Burgundy parsley ham. The very expression of terroir!

Features

Estate

Bret Brothers

Cuvée

Les Crays

Vintage

2017

Designation

Mâcon-Chardonnay

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils, in the hamlet of Champvent, 2 steps from Chardonnay, facing due west.

Viticulture

Organic conversion in progress

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

80% in tanks and 20% in barrels

Breeding

Very light

Alcohol content

12%

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Explosive on fruit

Mouth

Dense and generous, guided by a lively structure. Magnificent potential for this vintage.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2025

Production

3,930 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Serve with poultry in a mushroom sauce, salmon sashimi, oeufs cocotte or stuffed vegetables...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2021 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

The Bret brothers have become a benchmark in the Mâconnais thanks to their commitment to biodynamic viticulture. Most of the work in the vineyard is done by hand, apart from ploughing and spraying - by tractor or horse - thanks to the entire Bret Team. Today, La Souffrandière is the family's 11-hectare estate. Bret Brothers is the grape-buying business, producing micro-cuvées (8 of which are AB). The wines are always remarkably energetic, and need a little opening up to discover their potential.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated 15/20 (Vintage 2016) (Good wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2021) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

This wine merchant was created in 2001 by the Bret brothers, who also own Domaine de la Soufrandière. They offer a wide range of quality wines from the Mâconnais and Beaujolais regions. The grapes are bought on the vine, harvested and vinified by the domaine's own team, using indigenous yeasts, and the vast majority are aged in 11-year-old Burgundy barrels: a wise choice to leave room for terroir and the vintage effect. 60% of the wines are organic in the 2018 vintage presented, and this is clearly specified on the highly detailed labels. In all, some 17 micro-cuvées are marketed each year. The selection below includes only the most well-balanced wines, four of which did not convince during our tasting. This heterogeneity observed in recent years leads us to remove the star.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.9/5

out of 9 reviews