2017 MEURSAULT Chevalières Domaine Henri Germain, Lea & Sandeman

MEURSAULT

2019 Chevalières Domaine Henri Germain

Grapes Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Beaune
Village Meursault
ABV 14%
Vineyard Chevalières

Very mineral, pure and crystalline, a lovely feel, smooth as glass, citrussy and cool. So long its almost painful. Drinking range: 2022 - 2030 L&S (Oct 2020)


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Raised for 18 months in barrel, a month in tank then bottled early April. Pale lemon with a light green tint. A little oak first up but it soon disappears inside the wine. Immense volume to this with a gravelly limestone texture, some yellow fruit, the sunshine is lurking in the background. Rating: **** Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Mar 2022)

A slightly cooler nose reflects notes of spice, freshly sliced apple, petrol and a whiff of hazelnut. The delicate but emphatically punchy flavors exude evident minerality on the sneaky long finish. Like the straight Meursault, I very much like the texture of the lilting mid-palate. A wine of finesse and understatement. Drinking range: 2026 - Rating: 89-92 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2021)

More chiseled and tightly wound than the more enveloping Limozin, Germain's 2019 Meursault Les Chevalières mingles notes of citrus zest, beeswax, crisp green apple, white flowers and fresh bread. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's tangy and incisive, with fine concentration and a chalky finish. Rating: 91 - 93+ William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

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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