Domaine La Croix Montjoie - 'L’Impatiente', AOC Vézelay, Bourgogne Blanc, France (2023)

TASTING NOTES 

Halfway stylistically between Bourgogne and Chablis - crisp acidity, white fruits, white flowers and a nice roundness in the mouth, along with a saline & beautiful bitter finish.

Plot of young vines (approx. 20 years old) at the bottom of the slope. 300m elevation and exposure to the southeast. Close to the Morvan, the vines benefit from large thermal amplitudes in summer, with strong heat in the afternoon, and nice coolness at night. Mainly clayey soil, with compact blue marly clays.

Malolactic conversation and aged on fine lees in vats for 9 months.

Created in 2009 by Sophie and Matthieu Woillez the Domaine La Croix Montjoie covers a total of ten hectares in the village of Tharoiseau. Sophie Woillez’ grandparents were winegrowers in Beaujolais. After agriculture and œnology studies Sophie and Matthieu Woillez worked in Sauternes and the Rhône valley, but took time to find the right vineyards of their own - settling on a fairly unique single parcel plot.