Domaine Huguenot - Marsannay blanc 2018
Burgundy
White
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Drink or Keep
15/20
RVF
Golden in color, with a nose of yellow fruit and citrus, this Marsannay blanc expresses the full ripeness of the grapes. The full and round on the palate, with a long, mineral finish. This is a typical, harmonious wine that can be drunk deliciously young, but will reveal all the typicity of its terroir with age.
Features
Estate
Domaine Huguenot
Vintage
2018
Designation
Marsannay
Region
Burgundy
Grape varieties
100% Chardonnay
Terroirs
White oolite limestone and ostrea marl
Viticulture
In conversion to organic farming
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Traditional
Breeding
10 to 12 months in 500-litre oak barrels
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Golden dress
Nose
Intense yellow fruit and citrus, this white Marsannay expresses the full maturity of the grape.
Mouth
Full-bodied and round, with a long, mineral finish. This is a typical, harmonious wine that can be drunk deliciously young, but will reveal all the typicity of its terroir with age.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink before
2029
Guard
8 to 10 years
Food and wine pairing
Perfect as an aperitif, with white meats: poultry (poularde, poulet à la Gaston Gérard...), veal, pork (filet mignon with mustard sauce), risotto, seafood; scallops, and even foie gras. Years of cellaring will enable us to accompany goat's cheeses.
Domaine Huguenot
Marsannay
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Philippe Huguenot is a pragmatist. Certified organic since 2013, he initiated this approach to enable his vines to regain the good rusticity he was no longer finding. Mechanical harvesting has also been abandoned. The estate is forging ahead, and its wines are increasingly elegant, with a pleasant fruitiness that seduces from their earliest youth. The acceleration in quality has been spectacular over the last few vintages. A man of rare kindness, with wines that reflect his image, he likes to welcome his customers to the cellar when many have closed their doors in the face of commercial success. The quality here is particularly consistent.
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 :
Since 1790, ten generations have succeeded one another on this 21-hectare estate, renowned for its Marsannay, Gevrey and Fixin wines. Philippe Huguenot took over from his father Jean-Louis in 1996 and launched the organic conversion of his vineyard (certification in 2013).
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated wine (guide 2021) 15/20 (Good wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the wine:
Slightly toasted nose, ripe, finely lemony substance, fairly well-balanced but lacking a little aromatic relief.
About the domain :
Heir to ten generations of Marsannay winemakers, Jean-Louis Huguenot, who died in 2019, produced technically irreproachable wines for a long time. More discreet, his son Philippe and his wife Valérie have given their wines more personality, without compromising their fundamental qualities. The range as a whole includes precise, solid wines, which have been certified organic since 2019, but over-ageing diminishes the nuances of terroir expression with dry finishes. We hope that Philippe Huguenot, now fully in charge, will change this style. Major renovation work on the winery and buildings is currently underway.
Vinous A. Galloni
Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4.3/5
out of 3 reviews
Note and review by M. CHRISTIAN P. Published on 07/09/2022
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Note and review by M. FRANCIS B. Published on 11/08/2021
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Note and review by M. MARC W. Published on 21/04/2021
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