Description
“The vines, aged 30 to 80 years, are from a steep, cool-sited vineyard on the slopes above Azé with well-drained, limestone-rich soils. High-trained, farmed sustainably, and the westerly aspect and soil contribute to the wine’s freshness and tension.
“Grapes are crushed and left for several hours of skin contact before a long pressing. Chilled overnight and racked to large format barrels for a native fermentation with plentiful grape solids for texture. Left undisturbed on lies for 12 months and then racked to steel tanks with their lies for another six months to brighten. Bottled unfined with a very light filtration.”
-Andrew & Emma Nielsen
The Du Grappin wines are Andrew and Emma Nielsen’s more accessible range — what they call vins de soif, made to be delicious, fun, and refreshing — but made with the same obsessive care as the Le Grappin Côte de Beaune wines. The Mâcon-Villages is the entry point into the range and one of the most consistently satisfying whites at its price point.
The vines, aged 30 to 80 years, are from a steep, cool-sited vineyard on the slopes above Azé with well-drained, limestone-rich soils. High-trained, farmed sustainably, and the westerly aspect and soil contribute to the wine’s freshness and tension. The grapes are crushed and left for several hours of skin contact before a long pressing, chilled overnight and racked to large format barrels for a native fermentation with plentiful grape solids for texture. Left undisturbed for 12 months and then racked to tank for several more months to brighten before bottling unfined with a very light filtration.
Tasting notes
Fresh and precise — citrus, green apple, white flowers, a mineral edge from the limestone soils. The lees ageing adds texture without weight. Clean, focused finish with real length. Drink now through 2027.
Service: 10–12°C. Oysters, shellfish, goat cheese, light fish dishes.
Andrew and Emma Nielsen founded Le Grappin in 2011. They source from the same organically farmed single parcels every year, work without additions, and bottle everything by hand. Named one of The 10 Best Unsung Burgundy Producers by Wine-Searcher.
