2024 | La Chapelle Mâcon Solutré-Pouilly | Mâconnais | France Chateau Valandraud Broad and fleshy on entry

Broad and fleshy on entry

and yields were good

This 50–50 blend of Syrah and Merlot begins with promising aromas of blueberry compote

but needs many years to soften and come together

2024 | La Chapelle Mâcon Solutré-Pouilly | Mâconnais | France Chateau Valandraud Broad and fleshy on entryA Mconnais white from the Solutr Pouilly heartland ripe, rounded southern Burgundy Chardonnay. This Chardonnay comes from around Solutr Pouilly, in the Mconnais at the sunny southern end of Burgundy beneath the famous Rock of Solutr, the heart of Pouilly Fuiss country. Warmer than the Cte d'Or, the Mconnais gives generous, rounded whites with orchard fruit and gentle richness at friendly prices. A Mconnais Chardonnay is southern Burgundy's smart value