Domaine Guillot-Broux Mâcon-Chardonnay “Les Combettes” 2019 (93+ WA) (93+ )
“Notes of peach, beeswax, white flowers, yellow orchard fruit and fresh bread preface the 2019 Mâcon-Chardonnay Les Combettes, a medium to full-bodied, rich and concentrated wine that’s ample and enveloping, with chalky structure and a long, resonant finish. Les Combettes is adjacent to Genevrières (situated in the next valley over from Cruzille-proper, near the village of Grevilly), but more south-facing, attaining half a degree more natural alcohol as a result.” – W.K.
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Domaine Guillot-Broux Mâcon-Chardonnay “Les Combettes” 2019
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Although there is only a path separating Les Combettes from Les Genièvrières, the two terroirs are radically different. Les Combettes is very mineral, with a crispy bite. The wine is often more concentrated than Les Geniévrières, and it needs more time to come into its own. The appellation of Les Combettes is Mâcon Chardonnay (from the name of the village the vineyard is situated in, not the grape variety), and, thanks to the limestone bedrock having collapsed more than in Les Genièvrières, the vineyard is slightly more south facing, and is therefore warmer and the grapes ripen earlier. This, coupled with the low-yielding varieties of Chardonnay planted here, mean that the wines are always a little more rounded than Les Genièvrières.
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Located in Cruzille, Emmanuel’s family comes from five generations of Burgundian grape growers and barrel makers. Emmanuel’s grandfather was a pioneer in organic viticulture and created the first organic vineyard in Burgundy in 1954 (certified since 1991). The story of the small town of Cruzille becoming the birthplace of organic agriculture in Burgundy is truly unbelievable. Today, the Domaine is run by brothers Emmanuel and Patrice, who maintain their family's historic winemaking and vineyard practices that are rooted in deep respect for both wine and the land.
