# Domaine de la Cras Bourgogne Coteaux de Dijon Blanc Chardonnay (2024)

- **Producer:** Domaine de la Cras
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Chardonnay
- **Region:** Rhône, France
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.5%
- **Average price:** €35
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 10–12 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** apple, pear, lime, lemon, orange, ginger, toast, butter

## About this wine

Domaine de la Cras is situated on the western edge of Dijon in Burgundy. In 2013, the City of Dijon acquired the 160-hectare estate to safeguard agricultural land from urban development and held an open competition to select a talented winemaker. Marc Soyard, former vineyard manager at Domaine Bizot in Vosne-Romanée, won the tender and assumed control of the estate in 2014. Domaine de la Cras is currently the sole producer with the legal right to use the official Coteaux de Dijon sub-designation.

## Interesting facts

- Domaine de la Cras is the only winery allowed to put Coteaux de Dijon on its labels.
- Winemaker Marc Soyard pays annual rent to Dijon in the form of 2,000 bottles of wine.
- Soyard honed his craft as vineyard manager at the legendary Domaine Bizot.

## Food pairing

The bright acidity and textured mineral weight of this Burgundian Chardonnay make it an exceptional match for rich seafood, poultry, and goat cheeses. The wine's vibrant citrus profile cuts through butter and cream sauces, while its underlying weight matches roasted white meats.

## Wine making process

The Chardonnay grapes for this cuvée are hand-harvested from old vines planted in 1985 on clay-limestone soils. Winemaking follows organic and low-intervention practices. Whole clusters undergo direct pneumatic pressing followed by spontaneous fermentation with wild yeast. The wine undergoes full malolactic fermentation and matures for 12 months in 228-liter Burgundian oak barrels with roughly 10% new oak. Bottling takes place unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur additions.