MEURSAULT
2020 Domaine Henri Germain
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
| Village | Meursault |
| ABV | 13% |
There was a much riper nose here with hints of hazelnut intermingled with white orchard fruits, apple & citrus. Some flintiness/minerality. Lovely texture again. Good ripeness of fruit. Very well balanced. 12 months in barrel. Delicious. *We tasted two samples, from two barrels (one more mineral, one richer & more full bodied). These will eventually be blended to make the final wine. Very interesting exercise* Drinking range: 2023 - 2030 L&S (Nov 2021)
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(from 6 lieux-dits, including Vireuils, Peutes Vignes, Moulin à Judas, Clos du Cromin, Dressoles and Les Pellans). Smoky aromas of hazelnut, acacia blossom and white peach give way to super-sleek, intense and strikingly well-detailed medium-bodied flavors that possess a highly beguiling texture before culminating in a chiseled, focused and beautifully long finale. This understated effort is really quite lovely. Drinking range: 2026 - Rating: 89-91 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2022)
A brilliant cuvée that I tasted in its component parts, Germain's 2020 Meursault Village offers up aromas of waxy citrus rind, fresh hazelnuts, warm bread, orange oil and pear. Medium to full-bodied, taut and incisive, it's concentrated and chiseled, with a deep core of fruit, racy acids and a long, chalky finish. Rating: 91-93 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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