This delivery of La Folie snuck in before the tariffs and are on sale while quantities last!

Ground shipping included on 6 bottles or more

Rully, near the regional city of Chalon-sur-Soane and just three miles south of Chassagne-Montrachet as the Burgundian crow flies, has long been the source of some of the most over-achieving white values in all of Burgundy.  The area has long been dominated by large negociants who have traditionally purchased the grapes from a score or more of small growers and truck the wine or grapes to their establishments further north.  Historically, there have been only a very few pure domaines who grow and make all their own wine in Rully (roo-ee) proper.  By far the oldest and most esteemed is the venerable Domaine La Folie.   This small family-owned operation farms 13 hectares of vines in what are undoubtedly Rully’s best climats, including the entirety of the Premier Crus Clos St. Jacques and Clos du Chaigne, by far the two most important vineyards in the appellation.  It’s on the two-hectare Clos La Folie vineyard, though, where their tiny cellars are located.  Sitting atop the highest slope of the entire Rully appellation, perched on the Montagne de La Folie, their postage stamp-sized hilltop vineyard, also a monopole of the family’s, makes the perfect gateway Chardonnay with which to explore this extraordinary estate.  Rully Blanc has long been known for its gravitas and sense of native noble restraint, and La Folie’s very traditional approach (300 years of it!) makes their wines particularly so.  The just-arrived 2023 La Folie come from a classic (and generous) year where fruit comes front and center while maintaining that sleek, elegant, very mineral-driven white Burgundy mouthfeel and palate.   Here is all the severity of a top notch Rully Blanc covered with a lovely veneer of lemon curd-apricot fruit that, with air, reveals its deep core of freshly-mined flint.  It’s a stupendous wine that does excellent service with all kinds of cuisine, even oysters!  Maybe a rich traditional fish pie?  If you’re holding out for La Folie’s iconic Premier Cru, Clos Saint Jacques, have no fear!  That wine has arrived on the same container.  You can add some to your Clos La Folie order now if you’re so inclined!  This Premier Cru is the winery’s crown jewel, a gem of a vineyard at the highest part of the appellation.  Its incredibly old vines contribute to make a wine that can easily compare with anything you’ll find in Chassagne, just over the hill as the crow flies.  This is one of the top wines produced in the Cotes Chalonnaise and always one of most popular white Burgundies we sell.  In 2023, it’s a real barnburner!  And make sure you buy enough to cellar too.  Good supply- right now!