Saint Romain La Combe Bazin Domaine Frank Lamargue 2021

Country
France
Region
Cote d`Or
Producer
Domaine Franck Lamargue
Grape(s)
Chardonnay (100%)
Type
White
Style
Luxurious
Oaked Style
Oaked
Body Style
Medium bodied
Dry/Sweet Style
Dry
Alcohol Content
12.5%
Closure Style
Cork
Organic/Biodynamic
No
Sustainable
Yes-sustainable practices
Vegetarian/Vegan
Vegetarian
Yes
Vegan
Yes
Allergens
Sulphites
Yes
Milk
No
Egg
No

Region

Côte d’Or stretches from Dijon in the north to Santenay in the south, via Beaune. The wines produced here are more complex, more expensive and more lasting than elsewhere in Burgundy. They come from famous villages such as Vosne Romanee, Pommard, Volnay, Meursault and Puligny Montrachet. The region is divided into two parts, Côte de Nuits to the north and Cote de Beaune to the south. The first produces almost exclusively red wines, the second both red and whites. Cote d’Or takes its name from the Orient; the vines face east to make the most of limited sunlight.

Producer

Young winemaker, Franck Lamargue created his own estate in 2005, leaving the cooperative to vinify his own grapes. His estate is located in La Rochepot and covers 12 hectares in the south of the Côte de Beaune. Some plots are plowed to promote the life of the soil, others are grassed to limit erosion. The harvest is manual. The wines are vinified in the traditional way and aged in oak barrels.
Tasting Notes
The spectacular hillside town of Saint-Romain lies to the west of Meursault and Auxey Duresses in the Côte de Beaune. The surrounding vignoble sits on clay, flint and limestone soils ideally suited to Chardonnay. This pure ripe Chardonnay has a hint of butterscotch and oak spice from a small element of barrel age. It retains an alluring nutty aroma and rounded creamy texture.
Food
Perfect with cold and simply grilled seafood or creamy pasta dishes.