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Domaine André Bonhomme, Viré-Clessé Pierres Blanches 2020
White Wine from France - Burgundy
Made from 15 to 45-year-old vines grown on soil with a high limestone content. Matured 12 months on the lees in stainless steel tanks, this white Burgundy is a fresh, fine, crystalline wine with a citrusy scent.
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Code: BU81801
Wine characteristics
- White Wine
- 2 - Dry
- Chardonnay
- 75cl
- Now to 2026
- 13.5% Alcohol
- oak used but not v. noticeable
- Cork, diam
Domaine André Bonhomme
This domaine was founded in 1956 by its namesake, André Bonhomme, who began with just four hectares he’d acquired from his father. He went on to become one of Burgundy’s most respected wine figures and was instrumental in the creation of the Viré-Clessé appellation.
The domaine is now run by his grandson Aurélien Palthey, a qualified oenologist.
The vineyard has expanded to 12 hectares, which are planted not far from the river Saône, on the clay-limestone soils that are so common in Viré-Clessé. 98% of the vines are given over to chardonnay grapes, but there is also a little gamay for the domaine’s red wine production, and some of the vines are over a century old. The team is always keen to follow sustainable viticulture where possible, and grapes are always hand-harvested, with rigorous bunch selection to ensure only the best fruit is selected.
What has always set Bonhomme’s wines apart, compared to most wines of the region, is that in youth they are quite firm and backward, and are wines that blossom with a little bottle age. André always was careful to watch the pH of his grapes and always pick with lower pHs and higher acidity than many in the region. His grandson Aurélien continues this practice. Alcohol is therefore about 13%. The other great marker is the low yields. These wines have a natural concentration most wines of the region do not have. Vinification occurs in a mixture of oak barrels and temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks, depending on the cuvée, with ...