Génot-Boulanger Beaune "En Lulunne" Blanc 2022

Beaune is the largest wine town of the Cote d'Or and is considered the capital of Burgundy wine. The 21,000 or so residents reside downslope of the Cote which has a large area of premier cru vineyards with village level grapes found above and below. We are journeying about as far as we can from the city here and driving up a side valley on the southern border where Beaune meets Pommard - the sliver of vines in the southwest corner of the appellation as seen here where the giant red arrow points: En Lulunne is named after a spring that's just across the road on the Pommard side with what appears to be a campground surrounding it. The vineyard itself is bordered by forest on 3 sides and has a gentle south-east facing slope. Genot-Boulanger owns a solid chunk of the middle section and in 2003 they grafted what was Pinot Noir over to Chardonnay. This process leaves the roots the same age (planted 1986) and depth while the vines are young growth with a new grape variety, so it could be deb