Dominik Mueller

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2021 Maison Champy Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

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Tasted by Dominik Müller on 06 Oct 2023: DM15

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06 Oct 2023: Tour at Maison Champy in Beaune

Wine details

Vintage:	2021

Colour:	white
Style:	still (dry)

Assemblage:	no
Grape variety:	Chardonnay
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Producer:	Maison Champy
Country:	France
Region:	Burgundy
Subregion:	Côte de Beaune
Appellation:	Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru AOC
Vineyard:	n/a

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About Maison Champy

Maison Champy is one of the oldest existing wineries in Burgundy. In fact, they claim to be the oldest. Champy started out as a tonnellerie in the 19th century, then moved on to purchase grapes or grape must for vinification and bottling in their role as négociants, and eventually started growing their own vines, too.

Today, Champy owns more than 20 hectares on the Côte de Beaune, including plots on the Hill of Corton. Since 2016, the company belongs to AdVini, who also own Domaine Laroche in Chablis among several other estates around the world.

Maison Champy still keeps all of its production facilities within the city of Beaune. Controlled fermentation takes place in steel tanks to keep much of the expression of each terroir. For maturation, they use Burgundian pièces with only a medium toast. More new oak for the bigger wines.