Domaines Chermette - Beaujolais Blanc Chardonnay Collonge 2024
Beaujolais
White
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Drink or Keep
89/100
RVF
"A white Beaujolais to discover!
Still little-known, white Beaujolais can astonish and amaze your friends. This Chardonnay is a rarity to be discovered. Round, rich and full-bodied, with aromas of white flowers and citrus fruit, it delicately envelops the taste buds. It exudes a certain aromatic complexity due to the 3 types of terroir from which it comes. It can also reveal a few surprises with 3 or 4 years, with buttery, honeyed notes.
Features
Estate
Domaines Chermette (ex Domaine du Vissoux)
Cuvée
Chardonnay Collonge
Vintage
2024
Designation
Beaujolais
Region
Beaujolais
Grape varieties
100% Chardonnay
Terroirs
20% from clayey-siliceous soil in Saint Vérand, 80% from clayey-limestone soil on the Collonges parcels in Légny and Bois d'Oingt as well as the Patins parcel in Oingt.
Viticulture
Reasoned, HVE
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Direct pressing, slow alcoholic fermentation (3 weeks) at 16°C in stainless steel tanks, indigenous yeasts.
Breeding
In stainless steel tanks and 10% in acacia barrels
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Brilliant, clear colour
Nose
On aromas of white flowers (hawthorn, honeysuckle, acacia), white fruits
Mouth
Full-bodied, rich and voluptuous, with aromas of grapefruit, white peach or pear, sometimes apricot and hints of honey, a persistent, taut finish.
Servir
AT 10°C
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif, with starters, morel puff pastry, seafood, rabbit terrine, goat's cheese, white Beaujolais and red fruit sabayon...
Domaines Chermette (formerly Domaine du Vissoux)
Beaujolais
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Noted domain 3*Stars (High-quality production that sets the standard in its sector)
About the domain :
Martine and Pierre-Marie Chermette are gradually handing over the reins to their son Jean-Étienne Chermette, who has been quick to introduce a number of important changes. In particular, the name of the estate: domaines Chermette instead of domaine du Vissoux. That said, the essentials are still there: 31 hectares of red Beaujolais, 5.5 hectares of white Beaujolais, 16.50 hectares of crus in Fleurie, Brouilly and Moulin-à-Vent. The domaine, renowned for its delicious, round wines, seems to have taken on a stricter style in recent vintages, perhaps more geared towards ageing. Nonetheless, the quality is still there, with a special mention for Les Garants and Les-Trois-Roches in 2016.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Noted domain 2022 (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the domain :
Jean-Étienne Chermette continues to shape one of the region's most reliable portfolios at this southern Beaujolais landmark. As I've written before, old vines, assiduous but traditional vinification and barrel aging are the rudiments of the approach here. Young Chermette, who has launched his own label in parallel, reviewed in this dossier, reminded me that the domaine had obtained Terra Vitis certification in 2018, which is definitely a step in the right direction. 2021 at this address, as elsewhere, marks a return to a lighter, more ethereal and succulent style of Beaujolais that recent hot, dry vintages have tended to offer, but at this address, these virtues don't come at the expense of flavor or substance.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Vin noté (guide 2025) 89/100 (Millésime 2023)
Rated domain (2023 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning connoisseurs.)
About the domain :
The domaine's slogan, "l'art de faire le vin au plus près du raisin" ("the art of making wine as close to the grape as possible"), perfectly reflects the range of skills of artisan winemaker Pierre-Marie Chermette, now joined by Jean-Étienne, one of his sons. The man began his career on his parents' 10 hectares in southern Beaujolais, before acquiring 20 hectares in the Fleurie and Moulin-à-Vent crus, and then in Brouilly in 2008. The wines revolve around a core of weathered fruit that charms while respecting the identity of the terroirs. A sign of quality, the wines age gracefully even in difficult vintages.
James Suckling
Rated domain (2022 guide) Recommended
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