Rijckaert F. Rouve ′Haute Cuvée′ Viré-Clessé 2020/21

Florent Rouve was fresh out of Dijon’s wine college when he first met Jean Rijckaert, an established Burgundy wine legend. The pair’s shared vision for a natural style of winemaking has led to phenomenal success and Florent has now been at the helm of production since 2013. His minimal intervention approach includes carefully hand-picked harvests and zero chemical use in the vineyards. He ages this Viré-Clessé on its lees in small oak barrels for up to 15 months. The result is a richly textured Chardonnay with crisp notes of citrus, stone fruits and blossom, balanced by a delicate minerality. The 2020 vintage scooped an IWC award in 2022.