MERCUREY
2011 1er Cru Les Veleys Domaine François Raquillet
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte Chalonnaise |
| Village | Mercurey |
| Classification | 1er Cru |
| ABV | 12.5% |
| Vineyard | Les Veleys |
The Velays and Naugues are François' two top red cuvées, and the vineyard sites are a class apart. Much more mineral and with a juty, muscly texture as well as the rich fruit. Very long. L&S (Jan 2013)
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This is notably finer than the Naugues with its pretty and attractively well-layered nose of pure red pinot fruit, earth, spice and soft wood. There is a rich and beautifully refined palate impression to the equally pure and well-detailed middle weight flavors that possess impeccably good balance on the dusty finish where the supporting tannins are relatively fine. Lovely though there isn’t quite the same level of depth present here. 2018+ Rating: 90 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Oct 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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