Château de Meursault - Beaune 1er Cru Cent-Vignes 2006
Burgundy
Red
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15,5/20
Gault & Millau
Note : Gault Millau 15,5/20
From a stony, limestone terroir with excellent mid-slope exposure, Cent-Vignes unveils a deep ruby color, offering a delicate nose of red fruit aromas, with lovely toasty tones. A rich, round Beaune 1er Cru, with beautifully melted tannins. A very fine bottle!
Features
Estate
Château de Meursault
Cuvée
1er Cru Cent-Vignes
Vintage
2006
Designation
Beaune 1er Cru
Region
Burgundy
Grape varieties
100% Pinot Noir
Terroirs
Stony and chalky, very well exposed, located mid-slope
Viticulture
sustainable cultivation and biological control
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
15 to 18 days of pre-fermentation cold maceration for 5 to 6 days, followed by alcoholic fermentation.
Breeding
approximately 12 to 15 months in 30% new barrels, 60% one or two-wine barrels and stainless steel tanks
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep ruby color
Nose
fine and delicate with aromas of red fruits and reveals toasty tones
Mouth
reveals a rich, round wine with fine, mellow tannins
Serve
at 15-17°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2014
Drink before
2016
Food and wine pairing
A déguster sur une cassolette d’escargot à la vigneronne, une tourte de cailles aux cèpes, un fromage de chèvre...<br/>
Château de Meursault
Beaune
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2021) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
Under the aegis of Olivier Halley, Stéphane Follin-Arbelet and cellar master Emmanuel Escutenaire, this estate has grown to 65 hectares in 2018, and in recent years has undertaken a revolution in its working methods and interpretation of the nature of its terroirs. 30 hectares are farmed organically, with the aim of converting all of them within the next three years. Colossal investments in high-performance viticultural equipment over the last three years have enabled us to make progress. The whites have both a dynamic tension and a generous mouthfeel, even if 2018 will not be the vintage that suits them best. The reds, whose grapes are de-stemmed and optically sorted before fermentation at low temperature, followed by 12 to 15 months in barrel (25 to 40% new), are sappy, fleshy and deep, with racy 2018s. An absolutely impressive progression in a minimum of time for an estate of this size.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
The emblematic Ch. de Meursault, a mecca for Burgundy tourism and wine folklore - the famous Paulée is celebrated here the day after the Hospices de Beaune sale - has changed hands many times: the Pierre de Blancheton family until the Revolution; the Serre family in the 19th century; the Comte de Moucheron family; the Boisseaux family (Maison Patriarche) from 1973. In December 2012, the Halley family bought the estate. Today, 65 hectares of vines are under organic conversion. At the helm of the winery: Emmanuel Escutenaire.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Wine rated (2012 guide) 15.5/20 (Very good)
Burghound
Recommended area
Jancis Robinson
Recommended area
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.9/5
out of 20 reviews
Note and review by Mlle THIERRY M. Published on 07/05/2020
Too little fruitiness and a dry finish for a wine without much character.
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Note and review by M. ROMAIN S. Published on 19/08/2015
Very good, full-bodied and well-structured with good substance, finesse and greedy fruitiness (red berries).
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Note and review by M. ARMAND C. Published on 28/09/2014
Combines fruitiness, finesse and a certain power, with good length.
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Note and review by M. LAURENT P. Published on 11/08/2014
Very good burgundy.
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Note and review by M. VINCENT D. Published on 06/07/2021
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Note and review by M. SEFER D. Published on 18/07/2017
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Note and review by M. OLIVIER M. Published on 17/04/2017
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Note and review by M. PHILIPPE W. Published on 12/11/2015
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Note and review by M. PHILIPPE P. Published on 09/11/2015
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Note and review by M. TONI R. Published on 16/09/2015
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