MEURSAULT
2024 1er Cru Charmes Domaine Henri Germain
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
| Village | Meursault |
| Classification | 1er Cru |
| Vineyard | Charmes |
2 parcels. One is 30 and one is 70 years. Very much in 'Charmes Millieu' - on border with Puligny. A quite Puligny freshness here jumps at you. Peppy, electric and wonderfully lively for Charmes. Good fruit too nicely broad on the palate - with pert yellow flesh and lemon pith. There is more chalk on this side of Charmes and you feel it in the wine this year - with that added crunch and purity. Quite a wonder. Drinking range: 2030 - 2038 L&S (Jan 2026)
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The 2024 Meursault Charmes 1er Cru, which comes from two parcels abutting Puligny, is one of my favourite cuvées from the Domaine and this absolutely delivers with a scintillating mineral-driven bouquet that shimmers in the glass. The palate has so much energy and tension, wonderful texture, so harmonious with a persistent, complex and sapid finish that will urge you back for more. Outstanding. Drinking range: 2028 - 2050 Rating: 95-97 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2026)
A full lemon yellow in colour. An expansive bouquet, oak plus white fruit, opulent Charmes style. Relatively broad on the palate but tightened up by the acid structure. Seems less concentrated overall than the Poruzots but has equal persistence. Drinking range: 2029 - 2034 Rating: 92-94 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Oct 2025)
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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Côte d'Or Burgundy France 13.0% White
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Lovely. Great acidity, super fruit - this is poised and graceful. Good drive too - not a heavyweight - but pretty with a concentrated core. Sometimes this is very much a broader 'Goutte d'Or' inflected release - reflecti...(read more)
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