Bourgogne Chardonnay
Les Ursulines 2025
The beating heart of the Maison Jean-Claude Boisset is Les Ursulines, and this wine is the quintessential expression of the winery, and is both an initiation into Burgundy and a great wine in its own right.
Origin
This ‘vast’ appellation brings together four great regions; Yonne to the north, with its fresh, mineral wines, followed by the Côte d’Or, with its rounder, deeper whites, the Côte Chalonnaise with its pleasant wines, and lastly the Mâcon region to the south, with a range of styles varying with the individual soil and exposure.
Viticulture
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Soils: clay-limestone
Orientation: mostly southeast / south
Average age of the vines: 25-45 years old.
Vinification
Harvest date: between August 26 and September 16, 2025.
The grapes were handpicked and collected in 20-kg perforated crates.
At the winery: The whole bunches of grapes were gently pressed for 2½ hours. The temperature of the must was brought down to 12°C then was immediately transferred to barrels with no settling to preserve a maximum of lees. Very long fermentation using indigenous yeasts.
Ageing
Maturation: aged for 6 months with no racking or stirring to bring out all of this wine’s minerality. A proportion of 10% new gently toasted French oak barrels were used for very delicate oaking.
Barrels: French oak barrels that had been toasted at low temperatures for a long time to impart a subtle, delicate touch of oak were used.
Bottling
Date and conditions: by gravity in March 2026, filtration and bentonite fining.
Vintage
Promising and well-balanced
The 2025 vintage was marked by summer drought and sometimes uneven ripeness. Early harvesting made it possible to pick healthy, concentrated, and perfectly balanced grapes. Thanks to a rigorous selection of plots and great precision in harvest dates, each terroir has fully expressed its identity. In line with great "5 vintages," the reds are distinguished by their elegance and depth, while the whites impress with their aromatic richness and beautiful freshness. A very promising vintage with character.
Ageing potential: from 3 to 5 years.
Tasting notes
This wine boasts a brilliant pale gold color with green reflections and reveals a fine, expressive nose blending citrus zest, white flowers, and white-fleshed fruits, lifted by delicate toasty notes.On the palate, the attack is clean and fresh, carried by a pretty texture and pleasant sapidity. Balanced and taut, it finishes with a long, refined, and elegant finish.
