Many years ago, a friend told me about a great vigneron: Fabrice Larochette. I made contact with him and scheduled an appointment with him for my next trip to France. After chatting with him for fifteen minutes, it felt like we were old friends. Fabrice tasted me through his whole lineup of wines, and they were incredible! That first meeting was the start of a fantastic relationship, and Fabrice's wines have been staples of our white Burgundy selection ever since. He refuses to use any oak, believing the barrels take away from the pure essence of the Chardonnay grape. His wines are some of the best values on the market today and an easy choice for my house Burgundy! The Larochette family has been in the wine business for four generations. Fabrice uses their 10+ hectares of land to produce white Burgundies exclusively. It is his true passion in life, and I have met few winemakers more devoted to the cause of terroir-driven wines.

Clos Noly is sourced from one of the best vineyards in Pouilly-Fuissé, and Fabrice's wine is a stellar representation of this hallowed terroir. The purity of his sustainably farmed fruit matched with his superior winemaking results in an elegant Chardonnay that will please any wine drinker at the table. In the glass, the wine shows a deep, brilliant gold color. On the nose, notes of white-fleshed fruit, toasted nuts and a hint of honeysuckle blossom eloquently meld together into a delightfully perfumed bouquet. The palate is clean, crisp and beautifully structured with a superb balance of fruit and acidity that provides the perfect roundness, depth and lift as the wine flows into a concentrated, persistent finish. Finding a white Burgundy of this quality at this price is nearly impossible!