# Ô MA Bourgogne Chardonnay Cuvée X (NV)

- **Producer:** Ô MA
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Chardonnay
- **Region:** Burgundy, France
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.5%
- **Average price:** €40
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 10–12 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** peach, pear, blossom, butter, toast, brioche, hazelnut

## About this wine

Ô MA is a low-intervention micro-négociant based in Santenay in the Côte de Beaune, founded by winemaker Tom Williams and his wife Stéphanie. After starting his career as a chef in London, Tom transitioned to wine retail, earned his WSET Diploma, studied viticulture in the UK, and gained winemaking experience at Kosta Browne in California, Domaine Drouhin in Oregon, and Domaine de Montille in Volnay. Launched in 2022, Ô MA focuses on small-batch regional Burgundies crafted with minimalist techniques.

## Interesting facts

- Winemaker Tom Williams started his career as a chef in London before completing vintage work across California, Oregon, and Volnay.
- The winemaking process utilizes juice hyperoxidation prior to fermentation to naturally stabilize the wine against premature oxidation.
- Production is strictly limited to micro-batches, such as only 1,750 bottles produced for an entire vintage.

## Food pairing

The combination of vibrant acidity and mid-palate texture enables this white Burgundy to cut through rich, creamy sauces and buttery seafood while enhancing the subtle sweetness of roasted white meats.

## Wine making process

Fruit for Cuvée X is sourced organically from high-altitude plots in the Côte Chalonnaise and Mâconnais. Whole-cluster grapes are gently pressed without added sulfur and undergo hyperoxidation to protect against premature bottle oxidation. Fermentation occurs spontaneously using indigenous yeasts, followed by native malolactic fermentation. The wine ages for 12 months in 228-liter French oak barrels (15-30% new) with regular lees stirring (bâtonnage) and is bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur additions.