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MEURSAULT PREMIER CRU
PERRIÈRES 2018

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PERRIÈRES

MEURSAULT PREMIER CRU
PERRIÈRES 2018

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Varietal

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: Beautiful gold with emerald highlights.

Nose: A lovely woodiness that adds complexity, combining notes of fruit, hazelnut, fresh almond and acacia, with a touch of minerality (rock, gunflint) to lift the whole. Superb!

Palate: The perfect balance between freshness and smoothness. The structure is full and silky, the wine powerful and full-bodied, yet elegant and refined. The flavours are fruity, buttery and incredibly complex. Surprisingly long on the palate, this is a wine par excellence for laying down!

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy it as a luxurious aperitif with foie gras toast. This great white Burgundy will also go wonderfully with shellfish, seafood and fine fish, grilled or in sauce.

Serving suggestions

Ideally served at a temperature of between 12 and 14°C. (54-57°F.)

Ageing potential

A great Burgundy that will keep in the cellar for at least 8 years in good conditions.

Origins

This village appellation in the Côte de Beaune, along with Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, marks one of the points of the ‘Golden Triangle’. This area produces some of Burgundy's most famous white wines. The appellation takes its name from the village of Meursault (‘Muri Saltus’, which translates as ‘forest wall’). The vineyards cover 396 hectares, 96% of which produce white wine and 27% of which are classified as Premier Cru.

The ‘Perrières’ climat covers 13.7 hectares and is made up of several parcels: Aux Perrières (0.80 ha), Perrières Dessus (3.31 ha), Perrières Dessous (8.65 ha) and Clos des Perrières (0.94 ha). It takes its name from the soil on which the vines grow: ‘Perrières’ comes from the Latin Petrarium meaning ‘stone quarry’. The vineyard faces east and south, at an altitude of 260 metres. The vines are grown on soils composed mainly of Callovian limestone and Argovian marl.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes are harvested by hand, then sorted in the vatting house before being gently pressed to extract the best quality juice. Vinification in oak barrels to bring out all the natural characteristics found in this appellation: fatness, richness and aromas. Matured in the same barrels (30% new) for 18 months, with regular stirring of the lees to bring out all the smoothness.

Vintage : 2018

Once again, the 2018 vintage in Burgundy offered the vision scenario of an early harvest. It was already the case in 2017, and 2018 was even earlier! This vintage comes in the earliest harvest palmares compare to the norm (around the 20th of September) and come just in the second place after the unforgettable 2003 vintage when harvest between the 20 and the 25th of August in the Côte d’Or department.

All along the year 2018, the weather was very diverse, even atypical according to the month and the area. After a rainy start in the year, the spring period was very summery with sunshine above the seasonal norms and quite scarce rain.

This trend continued until the harvest with a very hot and dry summer, this allowed the grapes to finish their maturation early. Harvest started on the 20th of August and lasted until the third week of September… a particularly long amplitude.

At least quality is here for this 2018 vintage, but also quantity. Grapes arrived to the winery with a perfect state of health. Concentrated, structured, generous, rich and powerful are some of the adjectives that characterize this magnificent vintage.

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