Domaine Longère Deux Hivers Chardonnay

WHY WE LOVE IT

• Leaving time to time is the common thread of this cuvée: Deux Hivers.
• 100% Chardonnay, born on hillsides on a vein of blue stone volcanic rock. After two years of aging in 500-litre barrels, it’s time!
• The vineyard is on South-facing slopes, with an altitude of 400m.
• Like a fine bottle of Burgundy, sacrifice it today or let it mature for 5 years or more. Suggested serving temperature of 8° to 10°C or 32° – 50°F.
• Domaine Longère has been bio-diversified farming since 1987.

Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay

Elaboration: The grapes are manually harvested, allowing sorting if necessary. The wine is hot barreling and aged on fine lees during 2-years in a 500 liter barrel (gentle toast). Bottling is done at the Domaine.

Tasting Notes: A lovely lemony fruitiness is followed by a rich, suave, gourmet mouthfeel.

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2020 – 91 Wine Advocate

PRODUCER BACKGROUND

Domaine Longère is situated in the beautiful region of Beaujolais, south of Burgundy. The estate is split almost evenly between the adjacent villages of Perréon and Vaux-en-Beaujolais. Vaux-en-Beaujolais was the inspiration for the fictional town of Clochemerle in the 1934 satirical novel “Clochemerle” by Gabriel Chevallier. The region within the Beaujolais Villages appellation has been referred to as “Little Tuscany.”

Jean Luc Longère was born and raised in the heart of Beaujolais at Vaux en Beaujolais and is the sixth generation of vintners in his family on his mother’s side. Longere translates to ‘piece of fabric’ and honors his father’s family who were weavers. He took over the estate and its historic 1845 house in 1988 and operates it with his wife, Régine, and their daughter Lisa.

He considers himself a “wine artisan” and is the first in his family to sell wine directly to consumers from his manageable five-hectare estate. “I chose to keep the domaine small,” he says.