Château de Meursault - Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Dessus 2020
Burgundy
White
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92-94/100
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16+/20
Jancis Robinson
"Fleuron du Château
Situated at the top of Les Charmes and adjoining Les Perrières, this parcel produces a magnificent wine. The jewel in the Château's crown, the wine develops a complex nose with notes of ripe fruit, with a rich, full-bodied mouthfeel and a fresh, mineral finish.
Features
Estate
Château de Meursault
Cuvée
1er Cru Les Charmes Dessus
Vintage
2020
Designation
Meursault 1er Cru
Region
Burgundy
Grape varieties
100% Chardonnay
Terroirs
Jurassic hard limestone and marly limestone, "Les Charmes Dessus" climate, mid-slope plots with eastern exposure
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual followed by grape sorting
Winemaking
After static settling, alcoholic fermentation in oak barrels. The cellar master meticulously monitors each wine to obtain the richness, complexity and balance required by each vintage.
Breeding
15 to 19 months on fine lees in new oak barrels (35%) and in one- to two-wine oak barrels
Alcohol content
13.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Intense golden color
Nose
Complex with notes of white flowers and acacia
Mouth
Full-bodied, round with good length
Serve
AT 12°C
Drink before
2036
Guard
Up to 15 years
Food and wine pairing
A perfect accompaniment to lobster soufflé, pan-fried red mullet on asparagus hazelnut tuiles, turbot fillet with vegetables ....
Château de Meursault
Meursault
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.
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Rated 92-94/100
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Rated 16+/20
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