Joseph Drouhin Macon Villages 24

The gateway to white Burgundy from one of Beaune's great family houses — Maison Joseph Drouhin, founded in 1880 and still run by the fourth generation. This Chardonnay comes from clay-and-limestone Jurassic soils in the sunny Mâconnais, just north of Pouilly-Fuissé, gently pneumatic-pressed and fermented cool in stainless steel to keep everything about the fruit. In the challenging 2024 vintage, rigorous sorting paid off: extended September sunshine gave a wine of citrus, fresh orchard fruit, almond, and white blossom — floral, pure, and refreshingly direct, "as if biting into a grape," as the house puts it. A weeknight-perfect Burgundy for roast chicken, creamy pastas, and oysters alike.

Wine Details:

Grapes: 100% Chardonnay

ABV: Approx. 13%

Region: Mâcon-Villages AOC, Mâconnais, Burgundy, France

Farming / Practices: Fruit from long-term supply partners farmed to Drouhin's rigorous specifications; gentle pneumatic pressing, cool fermentation and 6–10 months aging in stainless steel vats, bottled the spring after harvest

Producer: Maison Joseph Drouhin, family-owned in Beaune since 1880

Bottle Size: 750ml