Domaine André Bonhomme, Chardonnay, Viré-Clessé, Mâconnais, Burgundy, France 2023 sustainable never being anything but excellent

never being anything but excellent for the forty-plus years we have been purchasing it

The success of Nino Negri is due largely to the efforts of winemaker Casimiro Maule who has worked at the estate since 1971

Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera

Grapes are harvested at optimal ripeness then sorted

Domaine André Bonhomme, Chardonnay, Viré-Clessé, Mâconnais, Burgundy, France 2023 sustainable never being anything but excellentThe Vir Cless comes from seven separate east facing hillside Chardonnay vineyards, each planted more than fifty years ago, located above the villages of Vir and Cless in the Mconnais. The farming is entirely organic, and the grapes are hand harvested. After cool fermentation (70% in neutral 400 liter barrels) the wine matures for a full twelve months on the lees, and is bottled six months after racking. This is a textbook example of a wine that