The everyday white from one of Ribera del Duero's most historic estates
with all its contrasts intact—refined and feral
deeper and more savoury yet still has that impression of stone dust that I associate with the Dão granite soils in the Serra da Estrela
in a classical vintage and a softer style
extended élevage in large neutral Slavonian casks
Les Faverelles, Le Nez de Muse Vezelay White, 2023 Wholesale The everyday white from oneLes Faverelles is a small organic estate in Vezelay, the far northern outpost of Burgundy run by Patrick and Isabelle, who traded a Paris bookshop for the vines. Le Nez de Muse is their fresh, unoaked Chardonnay, fermented and aged in steel to keep all the cool climate cut and clarity intact. Patrick refuses to chaptalize, so these wines come in light, bright and brisk, true to Vezelay's slow ripening terroir. This is white Burgundy that prizes energy