Domaine Henri Perrusset - Mâcon-Villages 2021

Henri Perrusset’s vineyards and home are located in the small town of Farges-les-Mâcon, on the northernmost spur of the limestone subsoil that characterizes the appellation of Mâcon. Farges is not far away from the village named (believe it or not) Chardonnay. The limestone in Farges is more marly than the compact limestone farther south in Pouilly-Fuissé. It is hard and intensely white, but breaks apart into small pieces and it is loaded with quartz and marine fossils as well. This type of soil is easier to work despite all the stones, provides great drainage for the vines, and gives the wines their grainy minerality. These are Chardonnays with the ripeness and intensity level of a Pouilly-Fuissé or even a Saint-Aubin, with the particular goût de terroir of Henri’s corner of Mâcon.

After the 2020 vintage, Henri unofficially retired, but not before finding a young and like-minded local vigneron, Nicolas Roux, who has taken the reigns at the winery. We're excited to have Nicolas on board and continuing the multi-decade legacy of Henri's benchmark wines.

Importer notes: "More than thirty years ago, as Adventures on the Wine Route was going to press, Kermit encountered a young Mâconnais vigneron at what was essentially a truck-stop restaurant in Fleurie. Upon learning that Kermit imported French wines to the United States, the vigneron, Henri Perrusset, invited him to come taste wines at his domaine. Kermit was impressed by the pure, pleasurable, unpretentious whites—wines that fittingly reflected the humble, farm country atmosphere of that initial meeting.     

Producer: Domaine Henri Perrusset

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Varietal: Chardonnay

Appellation: Mâcon-Villages

Vintage: 2021

Size: 750ml