DOMAINE DE LA CREUZE NOIR BEAUJOLAIS BLANC LA PERLE BLANCHE
Beaujolais Blanc is a rarity, only about 2% of the regions production is white. But what a wine. absolutely lovely.
Beaujolais, France
2019
13% ABV.
100% Chardonnay
75cl
£21.95
Price includes VAT
Tasting notes:
Winemakers notes:
First, it seduces you thanks to its pale golden tint. Then comes the nose, full of fresh fruits and white flowers. Regarding the palate, this wine is onctuous with a nice freshness and pleasant minerality. A wine that is perfectly balanced !
About the wine:
On this renowned terroir, the Chardonnay grape, also called “the White Pearl” in Beaujolais, offers truly charming wines.
About the producer:
Since 1983, the Martin family writes the history of Domaine de la Creuze Noire vintage after vintage. Born into a family whose wine making origins go back to 5 generations , Dominique Martin began his own path with the exploitation of 5 hectares of vines in Leynes.
Quickly, he takes over the family vineyards and Christine joins the adventure in 1990. Soon after, a vathouse is build and the estate will take the name of “Domaine de la Creuze Noire” in reference to the locality “La Creuze Noire” in Leynes where are situated the estate, the tasting cellar and the winery as well as Dominique’s first vineyards from which is made our Beaujolais-Villages Leynes. Loïc Martin starts is wine making career in 2009 and joins the family estate in 2013 in order to preserve the heritage of the Martin family through the years and generations.
At the moment, the Martin family looks after more than 30 hectares of vines between the Mâconnais and Beaujolais regions.
