Sous la Velle
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
pan-seared scallops, roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the historic lieu-dit 'Sous la Velle' situated just below the village of Meursault, this white Burgundy represents a harmonious marriage of classic French terroir and modern, low-intervention winemaking. The vineyard's name, translating to 'under the town', features deep clay-limestone soils that yield a richer, more generous expression of Chardonnay compared to the steeper hillside plots. Mark Haisma coaxes a vibrant energy from this parcel, utilizing wild yeasts and older French oak barrels to preserve the natural tension, bright citrus acidity, and classic Meursault characteristics of white peach, toasted hazelnut, and flinty minerality without letting heavy oak dominate the palate.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded by Australian-born winemaker Mark Haisma, a former protégée of Bailey Carrodus at Yarra Yering, this boutique domaine and micro-négociant is headquartered in Gevrey-Chambertin in the heart of Burgundy. Transitioning from the Yarra Valley to France in the late 2000s, Haisma combines Old World terroir sensitivity with New World dynamism across selected parcels in the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and the Rhône Valley. His winemaking philosophy centers on low intervention, judicious use of whole clusters and neutral oak, and minimal sulfur, allowing site specificity and natural acidity to lead the profile. Renowned for wines ranging from serious Grand Crus like Bonnes-Mares to irreverently named cuvées like 'A Bogan in Bogandy', the portfolio is celebrated for its pristine fruit purity, textural tension, and authentic sense of place.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13-13.5%