2020 Macon-Davaye, Les Belouzes, Domaine G Saumaize, Burgundy, France

Pale lemon gold with aromas of ripe apples, and nutty notes. Medium bodied the palate has flavours of apple skin, orange blossom and peach and a creamy textured finish.

13% ABV. 

The 14.5 hectare Domaine G. Saumaize (formerly Domaine des Maillettes) is now wholly run by Guillaume Saumaize, follwing the recent retirement of his mother, Annie. Tending to more than forty parcels of vines (up to 80 years old) spread across four Mâconnais communes (Vergisson, Davayé, Solutré and Prissé), he produces Pouilly-Fuissé and a range of other Mâcon AOC wines.

In 2018, the Saumaize family invested in a new barrel cellar, giving them much more flexibility to vinify individual parcels of grapes separately and thus express their terroir even more clearly. The Chardonnays are classically styled, with part or full vinification in oak for richness and complexity.