Sylvain Debord Bourgogne Chardonnay 2022
A fresh and charming Chardonnay with floral, honey and almond aromas leading to a textured palate with lovely balance and subtle minerality through to a smooth finish.
The vines are grown in the Bourgogne Chardonnay appellation, which benefits from a cool, continental climate, where warm sunny days during the ripening period are tempered by cool nights, which imparts a natural balancing acidity to the grapes. The grapes come from plots in the Mâconnais, Côte Chalonnaise and Côte de Beaune, where the soils vary and offer subtle nuances from each terroir in the resulting blend. The vines are densely planted and are cultivated according to the traditional methods with a large and aerated canopy. They are sustainably farmed with practices such as using fresh compost from local farms to nourish the vines. General treatments include copper and sulphur, and mechanical ploughing takes place to maintain the vineyard soils. Once the grapes have reached optimum maturity, they are hand-harvested.
Vinified according to a philosophy of minimal intervention, allowing the variety and terroir to be fully expressed. Fermentation took place in stainless steel vats at controlled temperatures of 23°C, lasting two weeks. Halfway through fermentation, the wine was transferred to French oak barrels to complete fermentation. Maturation took place 100% in French oak, a combination of 228-litre barriques and 600-litre demi-muids. The wine matured on its lees until the final racking.
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Alcoholic strength | 12.5% |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Bourgogne |
| Grapes | Chardonnay 100% |
| Dry/Sweet value | 1 |
| Contains sulphites | Yes |
| Vegetarian | Yes |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Milk | No |
| Eggs | No |
| Organic | No |
| Biodynamic | No |
| Closure | Diam |
Sylvain Debord is Burgundian by birth and by heart. He studied at the Lycée Viticole de Beaune in 1991, where he met many talented winegrowers including Nicolas Potel with whom he has worked since 2006. From 1994, Sylvain studied at the University of Burgundy, where he contributed to several technical research projects which continued into the 2000s. At the same time, he managed the UB Experimental Viticultural Centre in Marsannay-la-Côte, with which he still maintains regular contact. Sylvain is passionate about respecting the natural environment, cultural environments and conserving the land for future generations and he vinifies grapes from his close network of vineyard partners, which covers a mosaic of vineyards and appellations. He uses a minimalist and refined approach to produce his signature style and his wines are elegant, pure and fresh.
