MEURSAULT
2020 1er Cru Poruzots Domaine Henri Germain
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
| Village | Meursault |
| Classification | 1er Cru |
| ABV | 13% |
| Vineyard | Poruzots |
Not giving away much on the nose but the palate is delicious. Rich, lots of texture to the fruit with some spiciness too. This is a powerful wine, which should open up with some time in bottle. Perfectly balanced with a long finish. Drinking range: 2023 - 2033 L&S (Nov 2021)
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(from a .25 ha parcel). Moderate reduction flattens the underlying fruit at present though there is good freshness and concentration to the more powerful and muscular larger-scaled flavors that possess slightly firmer acid support on the austere and impressively long finale. This fine effort will need to develop more depth to achieve the upper end of my projected range but given the excellent track record this will enjoys, that should happen. Drinking range: 2028 - Rating: 91-94 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2022)
Aromas of pear, orange oil, white flowers, fresh hazelnuts and bread dough introduce the 2020 Meursault 1er Cru Poruzots, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and vibrant wine that's concentrated and chalky, concluding with a long, saline finish. Poruzots is typically quite demonstrative, but chez Germain that tendency is always tempered by classical structure and balance. Rating: 92-94 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2022)
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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