Yann Durieux Pv Blanc 2019

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Yann Durieux
Label Name:
 
Pv Blanc
Vintage:
 
2019
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Pernand-Vergelesses, Côte de Beaune (Burgundy)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
100% Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
listed by several reputable merchants (Berry Bros. & Rudd, Watson's Wine, RNG Wine, Murky Wines). Alcohol reported 13. 5% by Berry Bros. ; generally praised for minerality and age-worthiness

Tasting Note
Golden Chardonnay with yellow plum, citrus peel, beeswax, honey and dried stone-fruit. Mineral-driven, round yet tensile, with gentle oak, saline minerality and a long, refined finish.

Food Pairing
Roast chicken, butter-poached lobster, creamy pasta (western); miso-glazed cod, grilled scallops, tempura, sushi with salmon or toro, Cantonese roasted pork (asian).

Production Method
Hand-harvested, direct-pressed; spontaneous/native fermentations, aged ~24 months in (mostly used) oak barrels; minimal intervention, no added SO2, unfined and unfiltered.

Vineyard Info
Yann Durieux (Recrue des Sens) is a small biodynamic producer from Burgundy who worked at Prieuré-Roch; estate ~2–3 ha, focused on low-intervention, natural winemaking since ~2010.