RULLY PREMIER CRU
LA BRESSANDE 2022

Grape Variety

Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: a beautiful golden colour.

Bouquet: an expressive, fruit-driven bouquet with elegant oak influence.

Palate: an opulent, rich wine with a fine mineral backbone. Fruit-forward on the palate, enhanced by well-integrated and beautifully toasted oak.

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy ideally with cold cuts, seafood (shellfish, crustaceans), hot first courses, fine fish or white meats in sauces. It can also beautifully enhance fine, dry or goat cheeses.

Serving suggestions

Serve between 12-14° C. (54-57°F.).

Ageing potential

This great wine will perfectly age for 5 years in good conditions.

Origin

Rully is one of the famous village of the Côte Chalonnaise, in the South of Burgundy. A communal appellation made up of 23 Premiers Crus climats. White Rullys spread on a 261 ha area - including 68 ha of Premiers Crus - whereas red Rullys are produced on a 116 ha area of which 28 are Premiers Crus.

Terroir

Vignes du Château de Rully

Rully Castle is a former 12th-century fortress that has become the emblem of the village of Rully. The estate vineyard is fully and exclusively farmed by Domaine de la Bressande.

The monopole "Clos de La Bressande" covers 2.60 hectares of vines in a walled vineyard (clos) at the foot of the château.

Here, Chardonnay flourishes on clay-limestone soils that highlight its freshness and fruity aromas. The vines of the Clos enjoy an ideal exposure: the south-east orientation allows them to capture maximum light and optimum sunshine, thus promoting good grape ripeness and, as a result, a fine balance between sugar and acidity.

The Premier Cru name "La Bressande" has been given both to the estate and this monopole vineyard. It could mean "the land facing the Bresse" or the land belonging to or grown by an inhabitant of the Bresse, the area facing the estate vineyards in the Saône valley.

Vinification and maturing

The Monopole Clos La Bressande parcel was hand-harvested on August 26, 2022. Following pneumatic pressing, the must underwent 48 hours of cold settling to remove coarse lees (solid particles from skins, stems, and other impurities that settle by sedimentation). Alcoholic fermentation took place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, ensuring precise temperature control and a homogeneous cuvée. The wine was transferred to barrel at the end of fermentation. It was then aged for 8 months on fine lees in mainly 228-litre barrels (including 25% new oak) and a small proportion of demi-muids. Bâtonnage was carried out approximately once a month until alcoholic fermentation, in order to develop aromatic complexity while preserving fruit purity, and to protect the wine against oxidation (barrel staves and bung hole) as well as reduction (build-up of sulphur compounds at the bottom of the barrel or tank), by keeping the fine lees in suspension.

Vintage : 2022

Uncertain weather conditions all the year long, but mild in the end throughout the season!

The harvest, running from 25 August to 16 September. The grapes were beautifully healthy, with varying degrees of ripeness depending on the exposure.

Balanced, honest white wines. Maturing ought to bring just the right degree of roundness to red wines with varying qualities, depending on the maturity of each plot. We have both sophisticated, fruity red wines with a good Burgundy tension as well as rich, warmer ones.

A pleasant vintage in terms of quality with excellent yields for both whites and reds.

The vinification choices have been crucial as to whether to favour acidity or the alcoholic degree.