Gautier Thévenet
Vignobles Thévenet & Fils
Mâcon-Pierreclos Chardonnay 2023
Very good for Macon. Light and tasty — 15 days ago
Vignobles Thévenet & Fils
Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Chardonnay
Kicking off a meal w friends, I want to say this has no business as an under 20$ blanc de blanc from Burgundy— but boy it does. Rich yeasty chard, not the last word on detail or the finest mousse… but 18.97$!!!!! — 5 months ago
Vignobles Thévenet & Fils
Mâcon-Pierreclos Gamay 2023
Macon gamay, crazy QPR at 14$; some smoky, gamey notes along with a bright cherry flood. Good stuff. Rosenthal book. — 10 months ago
Vignobles Thévenet & Fils
"Les Clos" Bourgogne Bussières Pinot Noir 2023
For the money, so worth it! 😊 — 5 months ago
Jean-Claude Thévenet
Clos de l'Ermitage Cuvée Vieilles Vignes St. Véran Chardonnay 2008
On the very mature golden yellow side but excellent in good pairing. Time to drink up. — 9 months ago
Domaine de la Bongran
Cuvée E.J. Thévenet Viré-Clessé Chardonnay 2017
Nicely evolved from half bottle, with nutty aromas, ripe apple, a bit of orange blossom, a salty whiff, just a tiny hint of marcipan. So intriguing. Needs a moment in the glass to fully develop.
On the palate this starts off rich & very ripe but then the juicy acidity kicks in. And the minerality & the hint of tannin. Good depth & precision with over ripe lemons, orange peel marmalade and ripe yellow apples.
Good stuff! — 2 years ago
Paul T HB
This exceeded expectations-Notes from retailer We’ve long been fans of Domaine de la Bongran, a curious little estate in Viré-Clessé producing delicious and distinct white Burgundies. Their Cuvée Levroutée is only made in exceptional years, using some botrytised fruit and made in an off-dry style; as with their other wines, it is aged exclusively in stainless steel to allow the terroir to shine. The 2017 is the first release of the cuvée in over a decade, with the previous vintage produced 2006. The fruit comes from specific parcels with marl-rich soils that retain humidity and therefore encourage the development of noble rot, while also producing Chardonnay with a beautiful backbone of acidity.
The 2017, made with around 25% botrytised fruit, is still incredibly young, with the bite of Seville orange pith, honey and richer peach on the nose, leading on to a lush palate that offers a rush of stone fruit, reined in by a line of mineral citrus. The 17g/l residual sugar is beautifully integrated, and zesty notes linger on the long finish, keeping the wine impressively fresh and balanced. Winemaker Gautier Thévenet tells us that within three to five years the wine tends to seem dry, the sugar integrating with the body of the wine and becoming even more complex. Just 4,200 bottles were produced.
Wine Advocate 95 review
The 2017 Viré-Clessé Cuvée Levroutée is now on the market, and it is the first time the Thevent family has been able to produce this cuvée since 2006. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil, caramelized pineapple, mandarin, white flowers, pine resin and spices, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and textural, with a layered core, racy acids and appreciable residual sweetness and structural tension, but it's already more integrated and expressive than it was last year, so it appears to be coming into its stride. — 7 days ago