Domaine Ludovic & Emilien Bonnardot I Chardonnay I Santenay 'Saint Jean' 2023 I Burgundy Wine
Domaine Ludovic & Emilien Bonnardot I Chardonnay I Santenay 'Saint Jean' 2023 I Burgundy Wine

Domaine Ludovic & Emilien Bonnardot, Santenay 'Saint Jean' 2023

£40.00

From a small south-facing parcel in Santenay, “Saint Jean” is a beautiful and precise wine grown on limestone-rich, stony soils. The 2023 vintage combines purity and tension with remarkable energy, offering citrus blossom, lemon zest, white peach, and subtle stone fruit layered over a distinctly saline mineral core. Focused and vibrant, the palate is driven by freshness and chalky precision, with lees ageing adding texture and depth. Long, elegant, and crystalline, this is a finely detailed Santenay with impressive balance and terroir definition.

From a small south-facing parcel in Santenay, “Saint Jean” is a beautiful and precise wine grown on limestone-rich, stony soils. The 2023 vintage combines purity and tension with remarkable energy, offering citrus blossom, lemon zest, white peach, and subtle stone fruit layered over a distinctly saline mineral core. Focused and vibrant, the palate is driven by freshness and chalky precision, with lees ageing adding texture and depth. Long, elegant, and crystalline, this is a finely detailed Santenay with impressive balance and terroir definition.

Ludovic embarked on his solo wine journey in Rajac, Serbia in 2004 which is where his passion for natural winemaking. He began training with the likes Emmanuel Giboulot in Burgundy, it was then in 2006 where he created his own Domaine from scratch, In 2012 he incorporated his Domaine with his family vineyards and in 2013 twinned with his brother. They now, now farm 16.5 hectares across a stunning collection of vineyards in Maragnes, Santenay, Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet and Pommard, complemented by Hautes-Côtes and the family vineyards behind the Citeaux Abbey in Bonnencontre.

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay Average age of Vines: 40 years Vineyard/ Plot Names: Saint Jean Vineyard Surface Area: 0.3ha Terroir: Clayey/Chalky and stony soil Exposition: South Altitude: 285 metres Planting Density: 10,000 Vines /ha Yield: 50hl/ha Winemaking: Manual harvest in boxes, sorted on table upon reception. Long and gentle pressing of the grapes. Spontaneous fermentation with ambiance yeast during 2 months, no enzyme, without sulphite. The fermentation temperature is controlled at maximum 22°C. The wine is on lees for 12 months. The malolactic fermentation is total and spontaneous. Natural settling in barrel, slight filtration before bottling. Ageing:12 months in 228l oak casks + 6 months in stainless steel tank. Alcohol: 12.5%