MEURSAULT
2016 Chevalières Domaine Henri Germain
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
| Village | Meursault |
| ABV | 13% |
| Vineyard | Chevalières |
Not yet racked, still on lees. More texture, more weight than the village wine, more minerality too. This unfurls gracefully to be nicely broad and have some serious shape. Yet still ringing with bright citric pep. Nose is more intense, a tad of interesting leesy character and savoury too. Interesting Meursault. L&S (Dec 2017)
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More elegant aromas are comprised by Granny Smith apples, white flower and lemon along with background hints of mineral reduction and wood. As is typically the case the mouth feel of the middle weight flavors is finer and more precise while displaying more evident minerality on the balanced and focused finish. This is textbook Chevalières, which is to say a wine of finesse and understatement. Drinking range: 2022 - Rating: 89-92 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2018)
Domaine Henri Germain
Jean-François Germain was joined in 2018 by his daughter Lucie - who is now helping to run this small (7ha) domaine.
The Chassagne vineyards came through his mother, a Pillot, and Jean-François is married to François Jobard's daughter, so they are quite intertwined with some of our other producers. The Poruzots comes from the rows next to Remi Jobard's. In terms of winemaking the Germains are always happy to let nature take its course, and in the vineyards they follow as natural a system of viticulture as possible (organic, not certified).
These are concentrated, tightly wound wines from one of Burgundy's coldest cellars. Alcoholic fermentations can take months and the malolactics are often late, so they have always gone for long élevage in old barrels, always for two winters, and the Premiers Crus usually for 22 months. Slow to develop, they show wonderful crystalline purity. New wood is used very sparingly, just to replace barrels sold when they get to ten years old.
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2020 MEURSAULT Narvaux Domaine Rémi Jobard
Côte d'Or Burgundy France 13% White
Chardonnay.
More density and richness, a powerfully concentrated wine with an intense finish that is almost eye-watering at this young stage.
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