White Maranges is one of Burgundy’s most charming and genuinely rare discoveries. Maranges sits at the very southern tip of the Côte de Beaune — a small, quietly confident appellation that has been producing red Burgundy of real character and value for generations, and that remains one of the least-known and most rewarding corners of the entire Côte d’Or. White Maranges is rarer still: less than 10% of the appellation’s production is Chardonnay, making a bottle of Maranges Blanc a genuine curiosity — the kind of wine that stops a dinner table conversation and makes everyone reach for the bottle to read the label. Domaine Franck Lamargue is a dedicated Maranges producer with a deep understanding of this quiet corner of Burgundy and a commitment to expressing its character with honesty and care. The Vignes Blanches — “white vines” — is their Chardonnay expression: a wine that wears its rarity lightly and delivers a genuine and completely charming taste of white Burgundy from one of the appellation’s most characterful and least-celebrated addresses. The 2021 vintage in Burgundy was a year of real quality — a smaller harvest than usual, with wines of real precision, freshness, and aromatic delicacy that reward those who seek them out. The Vignes Blanches is delicious: white and yellow fruits on the nose, with a delicate woody note that adds warmth and complexity, and that soft, buttery texture on the finish that speaks of the Chardonnay grape at its most generous and completely itself. A rare white Burgundy from a producer who knows exactly what Maranges can do — and proves it in every bottle.