Domaine du Mortier Vire-Clesse 2017 dry white

Merchant's answer

Hello Sir, and thank you for taking the time to tell us about your disappointment. There has to be a first time for everything, and your comment comes after 276 bottles sold (out of 300 purchased) with no negative feedback... We'll be sure to pass it on to the winemaker. It was I who selected this Viré-Clessé, for the good value for money I found in it, by tasting it in a suitable glass and at around 10°C. Admittedly, it's not a monster of complexity, not being barrel-aged like its elder brother from the same winemaker, but it does have that tension and freshness that many people are looking for in Chardonnay these days, far from the grape variety's classic fatness. Have you tasted it fresh? The alcoholic notes you mention are strange if so... I've tasted it again after reading your comment, but I can't find them. In short, tastes and colors are not up for discussion, so I'm going to contact you "privately" to make sure that this wine that disappointed you doesn't stay in your cellar... I'm sorry I didn't present this wine precisely enough for you to have missed its light, taut character in its description, when you were certainly expecting a more classic, rounder Chardonnay...