2018 LA FOLIE RULLY BLANC "CLOS DE LA FOLIE"

2018 LA FOLIE RULLY BLANC "CLOS DE LA FOLIE", BURGUNDY, FRANCE. 100% Chardonnay.

This comes from a walled vineyard on the northeast facing slope of Rully. It is planted to 4.7 acres of Chardonnay (planed in 1972) and shares the hillside with some Aligote vines as well as a plot of cassis and a small orchard of cherry trees. Raised entirely in tank, it exhibits lovley citrus and mineral aromas and flavors with creamy undertones and the freshness of the 2015 vintage. A very elegant Burg under $25.

About Domaine de la Folie is unique in the Rully appellation in that it is the northernmost in the AC and its 32 acres of vines are the highest in elevation. Moreover—and this fact leaps out in the context of Burgundy—all but one of its vineyards are monopoles. Lastly, unlike the main body of vineyards in the central part of Rully to the south, this northern end of the Montagne de la Folie sits on the same vein of limestone as the commune of Puligny-Montrachet, just over three miles away. They overlook the old route to Cluny and a twelfth-century farmhouse that once provided shelter for pilgrims walking to Santiago to pay homage to Saint-Jacques de Compostelle, a.k.a. the Apostle Saint James. Folie’s top premier cru vineyard is named after him.

Since the mid 1990s, the domain has followed the principals of lutte raisonnée (reasoned fight) in its farming practices, plowing rather than spraying herbicides, forgoing the use of chemical fertilizers, and being conscientious in its applications of fungicides. Beginning in 2010, Jérôme’s dynamic daughter Clémence joined the domain in a full-time capacity to take the reins. With her came her husband Baptiste, who has embraced the cellar and vineyard work with a keen intelligence and a whole-hearted commitment. Their involvement has been a dynamic change for this venerable domain, and these days Folie may well be making the best wines in its history. (Importer)
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$34.99

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