Le Nectar, Chardonnay 2012

On the slope of Lully, the work of the vines has been punctuated by the seasons for centuries. Prestigious and knowledgeable owners, the Benedictine monks, then the Marquis de Coudrée in the 16th century, already produced wines of great reputation there.

Domaine des curiades, cultivated for over a hundred years in a family tradition of creativity and rigor, has long been part of the address books of the most demanding amateurs.

The grapes are harvested when they are fully ripe and wither for two months in crates before a long pressing to extract the precious nectar, which is then left to ferment slowly for a year in oak barrels.

Overripe, very sweet and acidic, it has a nose of candied banana and toast.