Les Faverelles, Le Nez de Muse Vezelay White, 2023 Wholesale where steep slopes and blue

where steep slopes and blue slate soils produce wines with both vibrancy and depth

The nose opens with deep aromas of dark berries—blackberry

extended élevage in large neutral Slavonian casks

deeper and more savoury yet still has that impression of stone dust that I associate with the Dão granite soils in the Serra da Estrela

cool maceration to preserve perfume and lift

Les Faverelles, Le Nez de Muse Vezelay White, 2023 Wholesale where steep slopes and blueLes Faverelles is a small organic estate in Vezelay, the far northern outpost of Burgundy run by Patrick and Isabelle, who traded a Paris bookshop for the vines. Le Nez de Muse is their fresh, unoaked Chardonnay, fermented and aged in steel to keep all the cool climate cut and clarity intact. Patrick refuses to chaptalize, so these wines come in light, bright and brisk, true to Vezelay's slow ripening terroir. This is white Burgundy that prizes energy