C'est La Vie! Chardonnay Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh goat cheese crostini, grilled white fish with a squeeze of lemon, or a crisp summer garden salad.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the historic House of Albert Bichot, established in Beaune since 1831, the 'C'est La Vie!' range represents a playful and sunny departure from their classic Burgundian roots. Venturing into the warm, sun-drenched Mediterranean terroir of the Pays d'Oc, this wine is a clever and unconventional marriage of two famous white grape varieties: Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. While Chardonnay brings roundness, body, and luscious notes of white peach and apricot, Sauvignon Blanc injects a lively stream of crisp acidity, citrus zest, and fresh-cut grass. Fermented entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats to preserve its vibrant fruit profile, this wine captures the relaxed, joyful essence of the southern French art de vivre, offering an approachable, fresh, and highly aromatic drinking experience.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1831 by Bernard Bichot in Monthélie and relocated to Beaune in 1912, Maison Albert Bichot represents six generations of Burgundian wine merchant and domaine prestige. Under the leadership of Albéric Bichot, the family has developed a mosaic of six autonomous domaines spanning over 100 hectares from Chablis to Beaujolais: Domaine Long-Depaquit, Domaine du Clos Frantin, Château-Gris, Domaine du Pavillon, Domaine Adélie, and Domaine de Rochegrès. The estate vineyards in the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise hold Ecocert organic certification, farmed with meticulous soil preservation and site-specific viticulture. Vinification emphasizes non-interventionist principles, gravity-fed cellar handling, ambient yeast fermentations, and delicate oak maturation tailored to each terroir's character. The house is celebrated for benchmark expressions including its iconic Chablis Grand Cru monopole La Moutonne, Grand Cru bottlings from Chambertin and Clos de Vougeot, and a legacy as one of the premier buyers at the Hospices de Beaune auctions.