Domaine Génot-Boulanger - Corton Charlemagne 2019
Domaine Génot-Boulanger is located in the town of Meursault, in Burgundy. The estate has 22 hectares of vines on the most beautiful wine-growing terroirs of Burgundy: Corton-Charlemagne, Meursault-Bouchères, Puligny-Folatières, Clos de Vougeot… The estate was created in 1974 by Charles-Henri Génot and his wife Marie, born Boulanger. The second generation, carried by their daughter, extended the vineyard to the Côte de Nuits with new acquisitions in three Grands Crus. Since 2008, it has been operated by Aude and Guillaume Lavollée. The couple focuses their qualitative approach on working the vines and more particularly on soil life (organic amendments, ploughing, etc.), followed by a new, less interventionist approach to winemaking. Aude and Guillaume Lavollée are constantly experimenting, closely studying the contributions of biodynamics and, strong in their convictions, decide to engage the estate in viticulture that respects nature and the soil. Domaine Génot-Boulanger has been certified in organic farming since 2018.
This Corton-Charlemagne is made from the plot of Chardonnay planted for the most part in 1940, of 0.29 hectares, located in the climat Grand Cru "Le Charlemagne" and facing south-west. After a manual harvest, the grapes are pressed in whole bunches. The musts are not sulphited before fermentation. Following a light settling, they are put into oak barrels in which fermentation and aging follow one another. The French oak barrels are renewed up to 20%. After 12 months of aging, the wine is racked and then transferred to vats for 6 months before bottling.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
