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Technical Details
- 100% Chardonnay
- Bruno Lorenzon
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte Chalonnaise
- Mercurey
- Les Champs Martin
- Ecocert Certified Organic & Sustainable Practices
- 20-40% new French oak barrels & stainless steel vats
- 18 months; 12 months in oak, 6 months in steel
- 13.9%
Bruno Lorenzon Blanc Les Champs Martin Premier Cru Mercurey 2019
Ecocert Certified Organic & Sustainable Practices
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Bruno Lorenzon is a third-generation vigneron who’s spent nearly three decades obsessively farming his vineyards in the under-the-radar Burgundian village of Murcurey. His dedication and craftsmanship is woven through the core of his sensational – yet reasonably priced – wines. We’re over the moon to have not one, not two, but four of his remarkable Premier Cru Chardonnays on offer for you today!
Georges Lorenzon founded the family estate in the 1920s, and Lorenzo took over in 1997 after spending time as a consultant in New Zealand and South Africa.
Before all of that, he took an apprenticeship close to home, as the international commercial director of a cooperage in Mercurey. His time spent there impacted the way he vinifies now, meticulously selecting his own oak in the forest and building his own barrels, with a preference for only light toasting to allow the natural wood’s characteristics to translate through to the wines.
"Bruno Lorenzon's exceptional wines continue to expand the parameters of the possible in the Côte Chalonnaise, shattering the glass ceiling that's typically imposed upon the wines of Mercurey." –William Kelley, Burgundy writer for Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
His farming techniques are equally intense, with vines trained higher than any of his neighbors’, and strict organic practices (a rarity in his appellation). He plants his vines incredibly close together, and the soils haven’t seen a chemical in more than 30 years, resulting in significantly lower yields than the nearby vineyards. Yet, his wines seem to tremendously surpass anything else coming out of this appellation in style, quality, and structure. Named a Winemaker of the Year by La Revue du Vin de France, he farms about nine hectares across Mercurey and Montagny today with his sister, Carline, slowly convincing the world of the magic capable of being coaxed out of this corner of Burgundy.
The Blanc Les Champs Martin Premier Cru Mercurey 2019 is a 100% Chardonnay from the domaine's flagship parcel, planted at extreme density on southwest-facing slopes of white marl with little or no topsoil. The 2019 shows the site's incredible tension and mineral length, with aromatic density and florals over pear and citrus, built for aging.