Saint Veran Michel Chavet
- Region
- Saint Veran, Burgundy, France
- Vintage:
- 2022
- Producer:
- Domaine Michel Chavet
- Grapes:
- Chardonnay
Wine Description:
Fermented in stainless steel vats under temperature control to preserve all the aromas and character of Saint-Véran. After malolactic fermentation, the Saint-Véran continues to mature on fine lees. Aromas of white flowers, peach and pear with notes of hazelnut. A, round mouthfeel full of complexity, with a mineral finish.
Producer Description
Situated in Davayé, at the foot of the rock of Solutré, the Chavet family have 12 hectares under vine, 10 of which are in the appellation of St Véran. The current custodian, Christophe, is the sixth generation of Chavets to manage the Domaine.
The vines, which average around 35 years old, are planted on stoney, clay-limestone soils facing south-east to south-west. The planting density is an unusually high 8,000 vines per hectare.
After picking, a stringent selection and gentle pressing, the wine is simply fermented in cuve at around 18 °C for 6-7 weeks. Once the alcoholic and malolactic fermentations are completed, the wine spends a further 4-5 months in cuve, sur lie, prior to bottling the following spring.
Their Pouilly Fuissé is made from vines around Solutré and Vergisson. 30% aged in oak barrels. The resulting wine is fine, crisp, clean, fresh and minerally with excellent intensity and personality.
The Crémant de Bourgogne Brut is aged for 12 months in the bottle, crisp and delicious.