2020 Bret Brothers Macon-Villages Terroirs du Maconnais

A lively and graceful Chardonnay from the Macon, the home of value white Burgundy

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The Bret Brothers Macon-Villages Terroirs du Maconnais is so named as it includes grapes from at least six different vineyards, adding up to a complex and satisfying Chardonnay from one of France's underrated regions.

Coming from vines aged between 25 and 70 years, the wine sees mostly stainless steel during its vinification and ageing, with only a small amount of oak used. The wine goes through full malo and uses only wild yeasts.

Bright and youthful, it has beautiful aromas and flavours of stone fruits, apple and citrus, with a creamy edge, saline on the palate, and long length. Great value.

This is not a new Cuvée but it was not sold in France until recently. Most part of our Mâcon-Villages is a blend of our barrels of Viré-Clessé, La Verchère, Saint-Véran, En Combe, Pouilly-Fuissé, En Carementrant etc. that we think are "not right enough" to bear the name "grande cuvée". But do not be mislead, this is excellent wine far from the beaten tracks of ordinary plonk! It is ideal with goat cheese frol the Mâconnais!

94 Points - "From a bunch of different little plots comes this organic white Burgundy. Distinct in its style, and very much in the vein of those I prefer drinking. One look at the glass and that little cloudy apple juice haze has me more interested. Visual cues aside, Bret Brothers is an excellent project focussed on revitalising a family domaine and careful selection of organic fruit to produce their expanding range. Value here too, for now…

Delicious white Burgundy of hazy texture, light creaminess, almond and cashew savouriness with green apple freshness in tow. Licks of ginger-lemon tea through it all, a touch of wet fern herbal lift. It feels smooth and rolls exceptionally long, indeed, there’s a distinct sense of pedigree and quiet complexity here, somewhat beyond expectation of the regional standard. Wonderful stuff. Count me in." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

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