MEURSAULT

2020 Limozin Domaine Henri Germain

EN PRIMEUR

The Limozin comes across broader & slightly richer than the Chevalieres. Red apple, pear, white flowers and just a hint of hazelnut. The texture of the fruit is excellent. Quite grippy and concentrated but elegant at the same time. There's a lot of love already. A very good village wine. Long finish (18 months in barrel). Drinking range: 2023 - 2030L&S (Nov 2021)

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(from 80+ year old vines below Genevrières). Slightly riper and definitely spicier aromas are comprised by notes of lemon zest, acacia blossom and a whiff of exotic tea. There is again a wonderfully textured mouthfeel to the rich and refined medium weight flavors that flash surprisingly good power on the lingering finish that really fans out as it sits on the palate. This is an excellent Meursault villages that should be approachable young. Drinking range: 2026 - Rating: 90-92 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2022)

The 2020 Meursault Le Limozin is the equal of Les Chevalières, though it's radically different in style. Wafting from the glass with aromas of orange oil, sweet orchard fruit, freshly baked bread, white flowers, vanilla pod and honeycomb, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with terrific concentration, racy acids and a long, expansive finish. Rating: 92-94 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2022)

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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