MERCUREY

2011 1er Cru Les Vasées Domaine François Raquillet

Grapes Pinot Noir
Colour Red
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte Chalonnaise
Village Mercurey
Classification 1er Cru
ABV 13%
Vineyard Les Vasées

Darker fruit - a real dark depth. Still much the same gourmandise as the Vieilles Vignes, just a touch more serious, slightly peppery spicy fruit. L&S (Jan 2013)


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A fresh, ripe and overtly spicy nose also offers up notes of dark berry fruit liqueur along with hints of earth, underbrush and pepper. Here too there is excellent volume to the round, delicious and lightly mineral-infused flavors that coat the mouth with dry extract before delivering fine length on the velvety finish. 2017+ Rating: 89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Oct 2013)

Oak again a little dominant but there is more fruit to counterbalance it. Quite sharp cornered at the moment but fresh and verdant. Hint of bitterness on the finish. 2015-2019 Rating: 15.5 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2013)

Domaine François Raquillet

François took over the running of this estate from his father, Jean, in 1990, with his wife Emmanuelle. Records show that the same family have made wine in Mercurey since the 1600s, and Francois is the eleventh generation.

With eleven hectares under vine, François has substantially reduced yields, introduced higher quality oak barrels (up to 50% new wood for the Premiers Crus) and significantly increased the quality of wines made at this domaine. François explains he tries to avoid over-extraction at all costs - his one aim is to deliver the beautifully pure fruit profile he gets out of the old vines - this he does with great success. It is a wonderfully transparent style - combined with good mid-palate weight.

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