100% Chardonnay.
Colour: a lovely pale gold, clear and brilliant.
Nose: Finely oaked, with subtle aromas of fresh fruit, toasted almonds and praline.
Palate: Racy and well-crafted on the palate, this wine is complex, finely oaked and elegant. A wine with great potential.
This wine will be ideal with fish in sauce, seafood, poultry liver, smoked salmon or a savory dish of escargot in puff pastry. This Meursault is also very good with cow’s milk cheeses or a piece of French Comté cheese.
Serve at a temperature of 12 to 14°C. (53- 57°F.).
It will keep for 8 to 10 years in the cellar in good conditions.
A village appellation in the Côte de Beaune, harvested in the delimited parts of the village of Meursault. The appellation covers around 447 hectares and produces 95% white wines, which are among the best in Burgundy. Around 30% of the appellation's surface area is classified as 1er Cru, made up of 19 different climats.
Along with Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, the village forms what is known as "The Golden Triangle", reputed to produce the finest white wines in existence. Here, Chardonnay finds a perfect terroir, gently sloping and ideally exposed to the east or south, composed of limestone and marl.
The grapes were pressed slowly, as a whole crop, in a pneumatic press to obtain a must of the highest possible quality. The must underwent a 24-hour settling process before being racked for alcoholic fermentation. The lees were stirred once a week to develop the wine's roundness and aromatic potential. The wine was then matured in oak barrels for 16 months (20% new barrels).
The year 2024 in Burgundy was marked by extreme weather conditions, with excessive rainfall and a significant lack of sunshine. These factors led to heavy disease pressure, particularly downy mildew, complicating the work of the winegrowers. Frost and hail also caused significant damage, particularly in regions such as Chablis and Auxerrois.
Yields were severely affected, with drops of up to 70% in some areas. The Côte Chalonnaise held up better, with more limited losses. Overall, volumes are well below the usual average, a reminder of the difficult harvests in 2021.
The late harvest necessitated rigorous sorting to preserve quality. Despite the challenges, the grapes harvested reached good ripeness thanks to a sunny spell in September. The reds stand out for their richness and concentration, comparable to great vintages such as 2010. The elegant whites are reminiscent of 2022.
Initial tastings reveal promising wines, with concentrated aromas and a fine structure. Although limited in quantity, this vintage promises to be a qualitative success.
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