Guillemot-Michel Vire-Clesse Retour a La Terre 2024

Drink it now or cellar for up to 20 years. No need to decant, but best to open it half an hour before service.

Founded in the 1980s by Pierrette Michel and Marc Guillemot, Domaine Guillemot-Michel is a small, family-run biodynamic winery located in the Vire-Clesse appellation in Burgundy. The estate covers approximately 6.5 hectares of vineyards and produces two still wines based on Chardonnay (the area's signature grape) and a sparkling wine. In recent years, Pierrette and Marc have been joined by their daughter Sophie and her husband Gautier.

Retour à la Terre is a cuvée created for the first time in 2017 with Chardonnay grapes from low-yielding, over-60-year-old vines planted on clay soil in the Champ-Rond vineyard. After harvest, the wine is fermented in large terracotta vats.

In the glass, the wine reveals a bright straw-yellow color. Its aromatic profile is fragrant and fresh, with notes of citrus and white peach, mirabelle plum, and melon, followed by floral notes. On the palate, it's fruity and crisp, juicy and well-structured, with a pleasant acidity and a finish that recalls sweet notes of dried apricot. Leave it in the cellar for a few years or enjoy its exuberant fruitiness with Pad Thai, white fish, or chicken fricassee.