VARIETALThe Chardonnay is the only grape variety of the white Meursault wines.
- Density: 10 000 feet/ha.
- Guyot or cordon de Royat pruning method.
- Manual harvest.
- Yields of 50 hl/ha.
TASTING NOTES- Golden color with emerald highlights, limpid and bright.
- The nose shows mixed aromas of citrus, white flowers, and vanilla flavored cream.
- The mouth is dense, spicy, round, generous, well-balanced and creamy. Flavors of citrus and vanilla are revealed. A very promising wine.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGThis great 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.
SERVING SUGGESTIONSServe at a temperature of 13 to 14°C. (55- 57°F.).
AGEING POTENTIALThis wine can be enjoyed now or kept in the cellar for up to 8 years.
ORIGINThe village of Meursault is located in the center of the Côte de Beaune. With the villages of Puligny Montrachet and Chassagne Montrachet, it represents what is done best in terms of Chardonnay in the region.
The terroir and exposure are very favorable to this grape variety. It is also the terroir of the Montrachet wines, « the best white wines in the world ».
VINIFICATION AND MATURINGAfter manual harvesting, the grapes are sorted and delicately pressed. Then, the juice is left to settle, and a slow fermentation begins first in tank and then in barrels. Ageing in Burgundian oak barrels of 228 litres (30% new one) where take place the malolactic fermentation. Maturing process in barrels during 10 months.
