Chardonnay La Bardette 2021 Domaine Labet

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (95)

The ouillé white 2021 La Bardette Chardonnay, from their single-vineyard range called Las Parcelles Rares, mentions Jura Sud Revermont on the front label, and it was produced from a massal selection of Chardonnay planted in 1947 on colorful clays on Bathonian limestone base soils at 250 meters in altitude and with a west exposure. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in topped-up 228-liter oak barrels without flor for 21 months. It has an expressive nose, denoting the cold year, with floral notes, and it's herbal, spicy and saline. It has moderate ripeness and 12.5% alcohol, keeping a pH of 3.1 and 5.98 grams of acidity. It has tension and a vibrant palate, with marked and pungent flavors and a tasty and clearly salty finish that makes you salivate. The oak is neatly integrated. There is volatile acidity (0.62 grams) and sulfur dioxide, less than six milligrams per liter and a total of 11 milligrams per liter. It was bottled in August 2023.