Guillemot-Michel Quintaine Viré-Clessé 2023

Jasper Morris MW : “deliciously floral…amazing how such a luxurious style of chardonnay can retain elegance.” Neal Martin (Vinous): “These wines are well worth seeking out.”  William Kelley (Wine Advocate): “These are honeyed, concentrated wines that are imbued with remarkable concentration and energy, and they develop beautifully in the cellar….One of the best producers in the Maconnais.”

As Gautier Roussille put it,  2023 was the rare vintage that delivers both quantity and quality.  Despite a stormy summer, the grapes reached optimal maturity while maintaining an excellent level of acidity — a perfect equilibrium that makes for a wine with ripe fruit, minerals and structure at the same time. When we tasted it in March, it was already beautiful, with richness, length, and complexity.