The Chaland family’s Chardonnay vineyards cover 8.2 hectares in the villages of Viré and Montbellet. They are divided into 23 plots across three appellations: Viré-Clessé (5.7 ha), Mâcon-Villages (2 ha) and Mâcon (0.5 ha). Since the 2012 vintage, the Chalands also cultivate 80 acres of old vine Gamay in the Mâcon-Burgy appellation.

Old vines, 50 to 100 years of age, make up 75% of the domaines vineyards as the depth and complexity of flavour these vines provide cannot be replicated. The grapes are manually harvested, fermentation takes place with naturally-occurring yeasts, and minimal quantities of sulphites are added. Jean-Marie Chaland’s wines are characterised by wonderfully ripe, generous fruit balanced by a fine mineral, sometimes saline, acidity. They have both finesse and complexity and are a great expression of what we think makes the Mâconnais such an exciting wine region.