Rully 'Les Thivaux' 2024, Domaine Michel Juillot

Classic Burgundian profile with mineral precision and integrated oak. Rully represents one of the finest discoveries in the Côte Chalonnaise. As prices in neighboring Chassagne-Montrachet continue to rise, Domaine Michel Juillot delivers precision, terroir drive, and authenticity at an approachable price point. The Rully 'Les Thivaux' 2024 is a textbook example of Chardonnay grown on limestone soils: focused, mineral-driven, vibrant, and framed by delicate, well-integrated oak nuances.

In the glass, it displays a bright, golden-yellow color with a luminous shine. The nose opens with a refined bouquet of crisp pear, citrus zest, white pepper, and subtle baking spices. On the palate, its sleek, saline structure immediately catches attention, balanced by refreshing acidity. With aeration, richer layers of orchard fruit, warm toast, fresh butter, and toasted hazelnut emerge — imparted by malolactic fermentation and maturation in French oak barrels. The finish is clean, persistent, and anchored by a chalky, saline minerality.

Key Highlights

• Terroir: 100% Chardonnay sourced from the south-west facing single vineyard Les Thivaux in Rully (Côte Chalonnaise), rooted on a steep, limestone-rich slope.
• Winemaking & Ageing: Fermented using native yeasts, followed by 12 months of maturation in French oak barrels (10% new oak) to preserve balance between fruit, minerality, and oak structure.
• Sustainability: HVE3-certified sustainable viticulture (High Environmental Value), emphasizing low intervention, gravity flow cellar practices, and traditional vertical basket pressing.
• Tasting Profile: Focused, mineral, multi-layered, and creamy. Notes of crisp pear, citrus zest, white pepper, fresh butter, brioche, toasted oak, and a chalky saline finish.
• Ageing Potential: Accessible and expressive now (benefits from short aeration), possessing the structural core to cellar gracefully through 2031.

Food Pairing

• Fish & Saline Dishes: Outstanding alongside salmon gravlax, lightly salted white fish, grilled langoustines, and sea bass carpaccio.
• Terrines & Poultry: Excellent match for artisanal poultry or fish terrines, roasted chicken, or veal cutlets in cream sauce.
• Cheese: Magnificent pair with mature goat cheese (such as Crottin de Chavignol) or aged Comté (18–24 months).
• Serving Suggestion: Best served between 12°C and 14°C in generous Burgundy crystal glasses to allow its aromatic range to unfold.

The Terroir of Rully 'Les Thivaux'

The Les Thivaux parcel perches on a favored south-west facing slope in the Rully appellation. The subsoil of fragmented limestone topped with a thin clay layer forces Chardonnay roots deep into the rock. This microclimate combines afternoon warmth with cool night breezes, yielding wines defined by mineral focus, intense aromatics, and cellaring capacity.

About Domaine Michel Juillot

Based in Mercurey, Domaine Michel Juillot is a landmark family estate managed by its 5th generation. Holding HVE3 certification and dedicated to terroir preservation, the estate blends traditional know-how with precise cellar practices — including gravity transfers and vertical basket pressing — to ensure purity, mineral energy, and elegance.