Bastian Wolber 'Laisse Tomber' Bourgogne Blanc 2022

Bastian Wolber 'Laisse Tomber' Bourgogne Blanc 2022

Bastian Wolber “Laisse Tomber” Bourgogne Blanc 2022 is a refined, low‑intervention Chardonnay that channels Burgundy’s limestone precision through the lens of a cutting‑edge micro‑négociant. It offers a striking mix of purity, texture and energy, with a quietly luxurious, artisanal feel.

Site & Identity

The fruit for this cuvée comes from old Chardonnay vines planted in the 1970s on limestone bedrock around the village of Plottes in the Mâconnais, from vineyards normally entitled to Mâcon‑Villages but deliberately declassified to Bourgogne. Organic viticulture, horse ploughing and careful Guyot‑Poussard pruning underline a focused, terroir‑driven approach that favors living soils and low yields over volume. Within Bastian Wolber’s “Laisse Tomber” project, this wine sits as a pure, finely etched white that combines Burgundian classicism with a subtle “natural” sensibility.

Technical Tasting Note

• Appearance: Pale straw to light gold, bright and limpid, with a fine, youthful sheen.

• Nose: Buttery and fruity yet complex, with aromas of white and yellow orchard fruit, lemon, melon, white flowers, hazelnut, beeswax and a clear limestone‑driven mineral note.

• Palate: Dry, precise and textural, showing good acidity, ripe stone and orchard fruit, a gentle creamy width from long barrel aging, and a savoury, saline core.

• Finish: Long for the appellation, with a salty, mouthwatering close and lingering notes of citrus, white fruit and subtle nuttiness.

Winemaking & Style

This Bourgogne Blanc is 100% Chardonnay from a 0.70 ha parcel, farmed organically and harvested by hand. The grapes are chilled overnight, crushed and slowly pressed in a basket press, then settled and fermented with ambient yeasts in used 228–600 L barrels, with no added SO₂ during fermentation and aging. The wine spends around 18–24 months on lees in older barrels, is neither fined nor filtered, and receives only a minimal SO₂ addition (around 10–20 ppm) just before bottling, resulting in a vibrant, textural, “nothing added, nothing taken away” style that still tastes clean and focused rather than rustic.

Food Pairing

Excellent with roast chicken, meaty white fish, fried dishes, rich white‑sauce pastas and soft or pungent cheeses where acidity and texture are needed to cut through richness. Its combination of saline grip, layered fruit and subtle funk also makes it a strong match for contemporary bistro cuisine and wine‑bar small plates.