2022 Domaine de la Folie Rully Blanc Clos la Folie

WINEMAKER: Clemence Dubrulle
REGION: Burgundy, FR
VARIETY: Chardonnay
VITICULTURE: Organic

This walled vineyard occupies the northeast facing slope in front of the house. The current 1.9 hectares Chardonnay were planted in 1972 and share the clos with two parcels of Aligoté, a parcel of cassis, and a small orchard of cherry trees. Like the Aligoté, this too is raised entirely in tank.

"The 2022 Rully Blanc Clos la Folie, which comes from the same block as the Aligoté, offers lemon curd and yellow plum scents, quite aromatic for a Chardonnay. The palate is well-balanced with a taut line of acidity (although the Aligoté has higher levels). This is a Chardonnay with fine nervosite and a dab of stem ginger on the finish. Very fine and saline." - Neal Martin, Vinous

Technically closer to Bouzeron, yet within the Rully appellation, Domaine de la Folie is in Chagny in the Côte Chalonnaise. The domaine is unique in the Rully appellation; its vineyards are the highest in elevation and it is the northernmost in the AC… significant because it sits on the same vein of limestone as the commune of Chassagne-Montrachet, just over five kilometres away…

Unlike most Burgundian estates with vineyard holdings dotted across various appellations, Domaine de la Folie is unusual in that their 13 hectares of vines more or less surround the family house (which might easily be mistaken for a chateau thanks to its commanding position atop a hill overlooking the Saone). Even more unusually, half of its vineyards are monopoles. In the context of Burgundy, not sharing vineyards with other producers is extremely rare, but having three monopoles is almost unheard of.