Description
L'Essart is Nicolas Maillet’s new single-vineyard Mâcon-Verzé. A wine in the same vein as Chemin Blanc, but made from younger vines, around twenty years old. Beyond the lovely notes of citrus, pear and white flowers, it is the stony character that dominates the initial nose. This distinct minerality runs right through the wine, giving it a particularly chiselled profile. The balance, precision and purity are remarkable. Yet another magnificent cuvée that further cements Nicolas Maillet’s position at the very top of the appellation.
In the vineyard, in the cellar
- Grape variety: Chardonnay
- Average age of the vineyard: 20 years
- Soil: clay-limestone
- Hand-harvested into 35 kg crates
- Alcoholic fermentation for 10 months with temperature control using indigenous yeasts
- Malolactic fermentation carried out
- Certified Organic by Ecocert. Demeter Biodynamic.
The Guide to the Best Wines of France
The last 17 vintages of Nicolas Maillet’s Mâcon-Verzé Le Chemin Blanc have been rated by the Revue du Vin de France
. A testament to consistency and recognition of well-deserved quality. The Guide to the Best Wines of France highlights a ripe nose playing on menthol notes. White fruits, white peach, almonds; a crystalline palate, very refined and endowed with a natural, mouth-watering mineral tension.
This family estate has been bottling its own wines since 1999. Nicolas Maillet continues his father’s work with great consistency, focusing mainly on his old vines in the village of Verzé. He offers a range of wines (certified organic since 2008) that are very pure and appealing, distinguished by their complete absence of any oaky notes.
What to eat with a Mâcon-Verzé L'Essart from Nicolas Maillet?
- Crispy sea bass
- Risotto with morels and pan-fried foie gras
- Beaufort soufflé
- Salmon in cream sauce
- White meat and fish in sauce
- Chicken with morels
