2024 Claude Manciat, Macon-Charnay, Franclieu

Guy and Marie-Pierre Manciat manage their Mâconnais holdings with a focus on "aromatic purity" and technical precision, a philosophy that begins with hand-harvesting and ends with cool, temperature-controlled stainless steel fermentations. This Bourgogne Chardonnay is sourced from the family’s estate-controlled parcels in Charnay-lès-Mâcon, where the argilo-calcaire soils are particularly rich in active lime. This unique geology provides a firm, stony foundation that gives the wine a sense of "upright" mineral energy. By avoiding the structural interference of new oak, the Manciats allow the limestone-rich soul of the Mâconnais to lead the conversation in the glass.

The final result is a structurally focused, precise Chardonnay that perfectly captures the cool, crystalline spirit of the 2024 growing season.