May 2025 Club: Whites

1. Forces Telluriques Viré-Clessé 2022
GRAPE: 100% Chardonnay
TYPE: Biodynamic white Burgundy from the Mâconnais
YEAR: 2022, sunny and dry
NOTES: The Forces Telluriques vines are between 30 and 100 years old, producing gorgeous, concentrated juice. The wine is raised in enameled vats without any oak. The 2022 vintage is superb, round and full in the mouth yet offering memorable lemony freshness (the alcohol level is just 13%). There is plenty of complexity, as mineral notes join the fruit; and the wine persists on the palate beautifully. Jasper Morris writes: “deliciously floral…amazing how such a luxurious style of chardonnay can retain elegance.”
FOOD: Comté or roasted squash with sage
AVAILABLE: $42/bot ($33.60 with discount

2. Desvignes Givry Blanc “En Cheneves” 2022
GRAPE: 90% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Blanc
TYPE: White Burgundy from the Côte Chalonnaise
YEAR: 2022, sunny and dry
NOTES: Gautier’s 2022 village-level “En Cheneves” is crisp and precise, with a lovely mix of stones and yellow fruit. The 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Blanc blend delivers beautiful aromatics with classy, concentrated texture. Picture a particularly accessible St-Aubin, but at a discount. It’s light on oak and focused on ripe, springtime fruit — easy and friendly.
FOOD: Grilled chicken thighs or sushi
AVAILABLE: $39/bot ($31.20 with discount):

3. Paget Chinon Blanc 2021
GRAPE: 100% Chenin Blanc
TYPE: Organic Loire Valley white
YEAR: 2021, cool and wet
NOTES: Paget’s 2021 Chinon Blanc is pure Chenin, raised in large, neutral barrels. The oak is expertly handled—adding subtle depth and a hint of white pepper without standing out—leaving the clean orchard fruit front and center. Aromatically, it’s more floral than many dry Chenins, with notes of gardenia and rose, layered over a core of pretty pear fruit.
FOOD: A lobster roll, crab cakes, or raclette grilled cheese
AVAILABLE: $29/bot ($23.20 with discount)