For the 350th anniversary of the estate, Château de La Chaize is producing its very first white wine, simply named Beaujolais Blanc 2025 and produced exclusively from Chardonnay. A lovely clean and pure wine, full of freshness and elegance from a beautiful year in Beaujolais.
The Beaujolais Blanc from Château La Chaize is born from grapes from 3 hectares of Chardonnay, located in the commune of Porte des Pierres Dorées, on deep clay-limestone soils, particularly suited to the expression of great white wines. Equipped with a significant water reserve, these soils promote harmonious ripening of the berries and provide finesse and tension. This unique terroir stands out from the predominantly sandy soils of the rest of the estate, planted with Gamay.
The 2025 vintage benefited from favorable climatic conditions, with a good distribution of precipitation and gradual ripening of the grapes. The harvest began at the end of August in excellent health. For this vintage, part of the wine did not undergo malolactic fermentation in order to preserve welcome acidity in this particularly hot vintage. Aging was carried out in stainless steel vats to maintain freshness and precision.
With a light yellow color with golden highlights, the nose opens with notes of citrus and pear, with a hint of acacia flowers which enriches the aromatic palette. The attack is frank and balanced. We find the generosity of a sunny vintage with a nice volume on the palate and a delicate and salivating finish.
Served around 11°C, this wine can be enjoyed as an aperitif with pan-fried frog legs, squid in a herb crust, gougères or fresh goat’s cheese crostini.
At the table, it accompanies roast scallops, a nice baked sea bream, a risotto with porcini mushrooms, a blanquette of veal, a poultry in cream, spaghetti alle vongole…
The Beaujolais Blanc 2025 from Château de La Chaize is available on the estate’s online store, at the price of €17.50 per bottle.
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