Vin Noe Pattaya Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2023
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Vin Noe Pattaya Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2023

Vin Noe
$58.00

Grape: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2023
Type: White

This dry white Burgundy wine is an artisanal expression of chardonnay produced by Jonathan Purcell under his Vin Noé label. The fruit is hand-harvested early in the season from a sustainably managed site in the northernmost part of the region to lock in acidity. The winemaking incorporates a dual approach, where a majority is direct-pressed into five-hundred liter wooden barrels and a small portion undergoes full carbonic maceration. The lots ferment spontaneously with native wild yeasts and age for several months on their lees.

It displays a bright straw-yellow color, releasing intense and perfumed aromatics of spiced peach, citrus rind, and fresh yellow blossoms. A sleek, medium-bodied frame pairs fresh orchard fruit flavors with an underlying savory core of roasted hazelnuts. A lively wave of natural citric energy slices through the waxy texture, maintaining excellent structural tension. The carbonic component lends a texture that frames mid-palate cleanly.

Winery

Vin Noé is Jonathan Purcell’s small Burgundy project, established after he moved from San Diego to study wine in Beaune in 2012. Experience with David Croix and Philippe Pacalet, followed by vineyard work at Domaine de Montille and Domaine Matrot, helped shape his approach. An early collaboration with Chris Santini led to the first Vin Noé bottlings in 2017. Jonathan later took on vineyards around Saint-Aubin and Puligny-Montrachet from Jean-Jacques Morel and moved into Morel’s former cellar in the hamlet of Gamay in 2021.

The project combines those carefully farmed parcels with purchased fruit, allowing a range that extends from more approachable cuvées to specific Burgundian sites. Since the initial vintage, Jonathan has made the wines without added sulfites, putting close attention to grapes, fermentation and handling at the center of the work. Pattaya, Amour Vache and Rêve Américain show different sides of that range. Together, they offer a personal view of Burgundy from a grower whose path began abroad but whose day-to-day work is now rooted in the region’s vineyards.