2017 Clos des Vignes du Maynes Cuvée Léandre l'Homme Lion

WINEMAKER: Julien Guillot
REGION: Burgundy, FR
VARIETAL: Chardonnay
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

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"Fruit from Pouilly Fuisse, 43 months on lees in barrel without battonage, 1 x 600lt barrel. Power and precision here, stone fruit and citrus pith wrapt crystlline minerality. The tension builds, its nervy and feels youthful. Purity, it keeps giving more and more." - Liz Carey

Clos des Vignes du Maynes is part of the Burgundian dynamic of parcel land registration by the monks. Its origins date back to the year 910, when the Abbey of Cluny was founded by the Duke of Aquitaine. Owned by the lords of the castle of Cruzille, the estate belonged to five generations of farmers before being bought in 1952 by Julian’s grandfather Pierre. Despite the post war industrialisation of wine, he chose to make wines in an organic way, without chemicals, sulfur or filtration. Julian’s father Alain continued this path and was president of FNAB (National Federation of Organic Agriculture) in the 1990’s.

When Julian took over the estate in 2001, he was just 27. Passionate about biodynamics, he introduced the first preparations in 1998 before completely transitioning the entire domaine. The estate consists of 7 hectares including the Clos which is made up of 2 hectares. The terroir is a composition of clay with limestone.