{"product_id":"le-chai-macon-chardonnay-2023","title":"Le Chai Duchet Mâcon Chardonnay 2023","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ds-virtual-list-items _6f2c522\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-virtual-list-visible-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_4f9bf79 d7dc56a8 _43c05b5\" data-virtual-list-item-key=\"1528\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-message _63c77b1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ds-markdown ds-assistant-message-main-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAlexis Duchet is the seventh generation to work the land in Viré, a tiny village in southern Burgundy. In 1937, the winegrowers of Viré were offered AOC status, but they said no. They were selling all their wine at a good price, so why pay extra tax just for official recognition? By 1963 they'd changed their minds and applied, but the INAO said no. So they waited. In 1997, they finally said yes, and Viré-Clessé was born.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAlexis' father led the way and stopped using chemicals in the 1980s when he saw erosion problems, and he farmed organically despite the co-op offering no extra money for his grapes. The domaine is now certified organic. Alexis took over 9.5 hectares, 7 in Viré-Clessé and 2.5 in Mâcon-Villages. Before that, he travelled, did winemaking stints in Margaret River, Ontario (!!!!), Meursault, and Savoie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis Mâcon-Villages comes from very old vines on the lower slopes of Viré. Early morning harvest, indigenous yeast, total SO2 under 30mg\/L (which is very little!). Similar soil and climate to Pouilly-Fuissé, just a stone's throw away, but a fraction of the price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs refined as a perfectly knitted white cotton sweater you put on at dawn on Labour Day weekend. Thick but not choking, fleshy, a bit intense. White peach, dried honey, freshly squeezed lime, apricot on the finish, and a core of acidity that holds it all together. Nothing tropical about it. Just pure, refined Chardonnay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDrink it with roast chicken, with creamy pasta, with scallops drenched in butter because is there even another way to scallop?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Le Chai Duchet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52289167819054,"sku":null,"price":42.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/5815\/0190\/files\/Le_Chai_Duchet_Macon_Chardonnay_2023.png?v=1783631120","url":"https:\/\/canarycounter.com\/products\/le-chai-macon-chardonnay-2023","provider":"Canary Counter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}