2022 Domaine Genot Boulanger "Vieilles Vignes" Savigny les Beaune Blanc

Savigny les Beaune is mostly red wine country, and this 2022 old vine Chardonnay from Domaine Genot Boulanger draws on three parcels totaling 0.56 hectare that climb the slope: "Les Saucours" at the bottom, "Les Gollardes" mid-slope and "Les Goudelettes" at the top. The south facing side brings gravel and iron-rich oolite, while the east facing side is limestone with sandy streaks. The Meursault domaine was founded in 1974 and grew to 22 hectares under the founders' grandson Francois Delaby. Since 2008 Aude and Guillaume Lavollee have farmed it organically, with certification on every wine from 2018. Whites are pressed as whole clusters, fermented in barrel without added sulfur, aged 12 months in oak with just 10 to 15 percent new and six months in tank, and bottled unfiltered.