2023 Marsannay Blanc Les Longeroies, Domaine Jean Fournier

• Style: Structured white, stone fruit & citrus with brioche
• Taste: Ripe stone fruit, fleshy citrus, saline minerality, poised length
• Food: Roasted chicken, creamy seafood, buttered mushrooms
• Occasion: Date night, gifting
• Serve: Cool, 13% ABV, drink now

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Stone fruit and fleshy citrus arrive with real substance, framed by brioche and toast. At 13% alcohol, this is a Chardonnay that tastes of place rather than oak technique—balanced, generous without heaviness, with a playful bitterness that keeps the finish poised and long. Whole-cluster pressing and natural fermentation in stainless steel let the wine's mineral precision sing through.

The Winery — Domaine Jean Fournier

One of the most established names in Marsannay, the domaine has tended these soils since 1964. Laurent Fournier, who joined his father in 2001, deepened their knowledge through organic viticulture and high-density planting—12,000 to 20,000 vines per hectare—that forces roots into clay and limestone, intensifying the saline, stony backbone. The 2023 comes from two parcels in Les Longeroies, fermented naturally in stainless steel, then aged 12 months in large oak (15% new) before a final rest in tank. This restraint shows: oak frames the fruit rather than dominating it.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Drink this with roasted chicken, creamy seafood, or buttered mushrooms—anywhere you'd reach for a Burgundy white but want something with approachable immediacy. The wine sits alongside the rest of our Whites with Oak selection, and is one of the finest expressions from France this vintage. If you enjoy wines that taste of honest winemaking and site rather than technique, this is your bottle.