Bret Brothers La Soufrandière Saint-Véran "La Combe DesRoches" dry white 2024

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Bret Brothers La Soufrandière Saint-Véran "La Combe DesRoche" dry white 2024

Comment from the domaine On the 2024 vintage:
2024 A cooler and wetter vintage, a respite for nature
After a succession of hot, even scorching vintages (2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023), the year 2024 marks a pause in this temperature surge. However, the spring conditions strangely remind us of the particularly rainy and complicated vintages of 2013, 2016, and 2021, with increasingly virulent mildew.
From 01/10/2023 to 30/09/2024, the rainfall is particularly high, 1165 mm in Vinzelles, which is 365 mm more than a usual year. Just during the growing season from 01/04/2024 to 31/07/2024, 357 mm fell on our Quarts plots (source/ our weather station).
The flowering went quite well in early June, but a hailstorm hit Vinzelles very locally on June 14, which will cause the already well-established mildew to explode..
Race results: a growing season disrupted by downy mildew throughout Burgundy, particularly in the Mâconnais with significant grape losses in Vinzelles of over 50% despite our efforts and frequent treatments. Ripening continues slowly with a cool and wet July.
The first pruning shears cut is made on the Brouilly and Juliénas on September 10th and 11th. Then we continue with our plots in Vinzelles from the 12th to the 15th. Our Mâcon purchases follow.
Our Saint-Véran Combe Desroches and Bonnode, as well as our Pouilly-Fuissé En Chatenays, which are harvested later, are picked from September 21 to October 4. The alcohol levels are not very high, but the density and aromatics are present! It's a great vintage, more "classic," reminiscent of the 90s, that will sometimes require patience for some of our wines cuvées. Cheers!! ;-)


Technical sheet written by the domaine You are trained on data up to October 2023

This very beautiful plot of nearly 1.5 hectares, taken over in 2016 by the domaine, is located at the foot of the Roche de Vergisson. It is north-facing, on the slopes of a very pretty valley. The soil, made of marl clays, is ideal for Chardonnay. A very beautiful, fresh terroir that ripens well. A terroir with potential.

Guard: 7 years old

Vine age: 15-20 years old

Area: 1.5 hectares

Altitude: 250 meters


Organic wine certified by ECOCERT and biodynamic certified by DEMETER

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