Domaine Cordier in Fuissé, a top Mâconnais producer, manages biodynamic vineyards across 32 hectares. The vineyards are often plowed by horses. Following the 2020 Premier Cru classification, over 30% of its old-vine parcels are in these classified vineyards.
Christophe and his team recognize that great wine starts with outstanding fruit. They go beyond organic and biodynamic practices with extensive manual effort, without tractors, for soil quality.
Domaine Cordier, one of the leading producers in the Mâconnais, is located in the village of Fuissé and oversees more than 100 vineyard parcels across 32 hectares.
Cordier and his team farm the vineyards biodynamically, avoiding the use of tractors and often using horses for plowing. The vines benefit from innovative pruning and canopy management techniques, as well as biodynamic treatments made with natural rainwater.
Each parcel is vinified separately in neutral barrels using native yeast, and the wines are moved by gravity throughout the process.
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From a single, high-elevation rocky vineyard, this wine is surprisingly complex and layered for a Bourgogne Blanc. With fruit flavors of peach, cherry plum, orange zest, and Mediterranean herbs, the palate has a dusty minerality, finely structured with a youthful fruit sensation and a lengthy finish.
From a vineyard of 1.5 hectares comes a Chardonnay with presence and personality. Low yields in the vineyard produce expressive aromas of toasted almond integrating nicely with fruit aromas of peach, apricot, apple, and cooking spice. On the palate there is a touch of butter with an underlying minerality and freshness.
With a meticulous grape selection from organically farmed vineyards the old vines of Viré-Clessé produce a bone-dry wine with beautiful fruits and flowers, like apple blossom, honeysuckle and acacia. The palate is balanced with a fine line of acidity joined by quince and mango skin flavors lining the rich but laser focused finish.
This is Cordier’s best known wine with just 1,300 cases produced. A deep wine with fruit flavors of Meyer lemon, nectarine, and orchard fruits. On the palate a chalky minerality with delicate oak and butter notes are balanced by a vivacious energy and freshness. Domaine Cordier is producing some of the finest examples of Chardonnay in the Mâcon region.
The aromatics and fruit from this premier cru bottling are delivered with finesse. Elegant citrus and orchard fruits are vibrant, and the energetic pallet is medium-full, with notes of hazelnut. The finish is long with good acidity that will maintain structure for years to come. Comparable to more expensive Chardonnays from the great sites of the Cote du Beaune.
With bright citrus, there is lush lemon and green lime notes along with orchard fruits balanced perfectly by layers of minerality and earthy white mushroom. The weight on the pallet is full but fresh with delicate oak and cream notes. The finish is long with a balance of acidity and a weight that lingers.
Complex layers and aromas of Meyer lemon, nectarine, and orchard fruits balance perfectly with a vibrant minerality. The weight on the pallet is dense but fresh with delicate oak and citrus cream notes. The finish is orchestral, a symphony of flavors and textures that blend seamlessly into perfection. The “Batard-Montrachet of the South”.