Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled white fish, roasted chicken, creamy pasta dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
Maison Jaffelin, operating from the historic 12th-century cellars of the Chapter of Notre-Dame in Beaune, crafts this Chardonnay to showcase the pure, vibrant essence of the noble grape. Utilizing traditional gravity-flow methods in their medieval cellars, the winemakers preserve the delicate fruit character and fresh acidity of the fruit. This wine represents an elegant, accessible expression of French Chardonnay, balancing bright citrus and white flower aromas with a subtle, rounded texture and a clean, mineral-driven finish. The monastic heritage of the cellars where this wine is nurtured adds a historical depth to its modern, precise craftsmanship.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1816 by brothers Charles and Henri Jaffelin, Maison Jaffelin holds the distinction of being the smallest of the historical négociant houses in Beaune. Uniquely, it remains one of the rare houses actively vinifying inside the medieval core of Beaune, operating out of vaulted twelfth-century cellars originally belonging to the Collégiale Notre-Dame. Now part of the Boisset Collection family of estates, Jaffelin's winemaking has been guided since 2011 by oenologist Marinette Garnier. Garnier crafts micro-cuvées using bespoke, small-capacity wooden vats and traditional vertical pressing, prioritizing gentle extraction and native fermentations. Sourcing pristine fruit across the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise, the house emphasizes transparent terroir character across classical limestone and clay-limestone soils. Benchmark releases include regional expressions under the Les Chapitres de Jaffelin tier, singular Premier Cru bottlings such as Beaune Premier Cru Les Cent Vignes, and traditional-method Crémants de Bourgogne vinified with minimal intervention and low dosage.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12.5-13%