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Guillemot-Michel Vire Clesse Charleston
Domaine Guillemot-Michel
France - Burgundy - Vire Clesse

This cuvée is produced from hundred-year old vines that the great-grandfather planted after he returned from World War I. The family wanted to honor his memory and vinify these vines the same way he did, in old demi-muids.
Charleston is a deep and complex wine that gently express itself in the glass, offering juicy white fruit flavors and a lengthy finish.

Specifications
Appellation
Vire Clesse
Wine Type
White
Varietal(s)
100% Chardonnay
Agricultural Practices
Biodynamic
Certifications
Biodyvin
Vinification
Charleston is vinified and aged for one year in demi-muids of over 10 years old. During the following harvest, the wine is racked and placed in vats for another 6 months of aging before bottling.
Pairings

Fish in white sauce, poultry in creamy sauce, hard cheeses.

Reviews and News

2020 Guillemot-Michel Vire Clesse Charleston - 94 PTS - WA

2020 Guillemot-Michel Vire Clesse Charleston - 94 PTS - WA

wa94"The 2020 Viré-Clessé Charleston is the most structured, concentrated wine in the range, mingling notions of crisp orchard and stone fruit with scents of clear honey, white flowers, beeswax and mint in an inviting bouquet. Medium to full-bodied ample and satiny, it's layered and multidimensional, with impressive depth at the core, racy acids and chalky grip. Derived from the Guillemot family's oldest parcel of vines (dating back to 1918), it's built to age. - William Kelley"

 - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (September 2022), 94 pts

2019 Guillemot-Michel Vire Clesse Charleston - 94+ PTS - WA

2019 Guillemot-Michel Vire Clesse Charleston - 94+ PTS - WA

wa94"The 2019 Viré-Clessé Charleston is brilliant, opening in the glass with notes of buttered citrus fruit, pear, beeswax and vanilla pod. Full-bodied, layered and textural, with huge concentration, lively acids and a seamless, multidimensional profile, it's long and penetrating. It's one of the very best wines I've ever tasted from the domaine. Readers will remember that the Guillemot family's oldest parcel of vines dates back to 1918, and the idea behind this cuvée is to work the vines and make the wine in the same way as their grandfather—who planted them—did. It spends a year in old demi-muids followed by six months in tank on the lees. - William Kelley"

 - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (August 2021), 94+ pts

2018 Guillemot-Michel Vire Clesse Charleston - 91 PTS - WE

2018 Guillemot-Michel Vire Clesse Charleston - 91 PTS - WE

wine enthusiast 91 pts

 "A note of Golden Delicious apple has the merest touch of smoke on the nose of this wine. The palate comes in with smooth roundness, still conveying mellow and fresh apple. Although the textured palate is almost tannic with drying phenolics, real freshness becomes apparent in the depths. - ANNE KREBIEHL MW

 - Wine Enthusiast (December 2020), 91 pts

Producer Information: Domaine Guillemot-Michel

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