Domaine Denis Jeandeau - Viré-Clessé - White - 2022

Wine:

The 2022 White Viré-Clessé opens with a bold mineral character, lifted by delicate floral notes. This Chardonnay is vibrant and mouthwatering, with a well-defined structure that allows its ripe fruity flavours to unfold with impressive depth and length. Full of energy and built to age, this is a wine with at least eight years of potential. Rated 94/100 by our Selection Committee.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Pressed from whole grapes. Vinification using indigenous yeasts and aged in barrels used for one to eight wines. Bottled on 14 November 2023.

Color:

Golden with a beautiful intensity and brilliance.

Nose:

Pronounced mineral emphasis mixed with beautiful floral touches.

Palate:

Endowed with a beautiful energy and a great freshness, this wine delivers a mouth-watering and structured palate with remarkable amplitude and persistence.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Snails in a butter and parsley sauce, vol-au-vent pastries, monkfish curry with coconut milk.

Cellar aging:

From today until 2032.

Revered by the world’s top Michelin-starred chefs, Denis Jeandeau became a sensation in fine dining. His wines earned a place on the menus of iconic restaurants like Régis Marcon, Le Pré Catelan, Lameloise, Arpège, L’Ambroisie, and Guy Savoy, a testament to his extraordinary talent.

A two-star winemaker in the French wine guide RVF, he was widely recognized as one of the greatest talents of his generation. His remarkable journey and success were proudly featured in the pages of our magazine, Racines.