We cultivate our vines in a plot that we have leased near Volnay Santenots and Meursault Caillerets.
The 2019 vintage is the product of our first harvest.
The vineyard covers approximately 0.3 hectares and the vines are about 40 years old.
The grape variety is 100% Chardonnay.The vines are cultivated using non-certified organic methods.
Our application to label the wine ‘Clos’ is in progress.
The subsoil is composed of calcareous gravel on fissured rock strata.
Brilliant pale gold robe. A sensual gourmet nose. The soil contributes notes of bergamot, ground cloves, nutmeg and musk.
This wine pairs well with cooked shellfish, but you could also try it with Cantonese-style glazed pork, or even – without aiming for provocation – an American-style fried chicken with slightly spicy mayonnaise.
Ideally, Meursault is a wine that should be drank aged between 5 to 10 years. When mature, its palate and nose are explosive; an array of aromas burst through: honey, exotic fruits, butter, hazelnut, grilled almond, yellow fruits.
This vintage is well-bodied and silky, with a hint of minerality.
Tasting
Raphael GIMENEZ-FAUVETY ‘s tasting notes – Retailer ; “De Corps et d’Esprit” in Paris
This new wine has just been released. The domaine works these plots very close to Santenots and Caillerets. They may be small and not very well known, but that could change – especially when you consider that the wines of Lalou Bize-Leroy that come from this plot are not exactly ‘within everyone’s reach’.
Bright light gold robe. A gourmet and sensual nose of praline nuts, gently candied white fruits, milk chocolate and white coffee, barley sugar and orange blossom pound cake. The soil is expressed through notes of bergamot, crushed cloves, nutmeg and musk.
Very balanced on the palate – lots of fruit; carefully managed maturation; candied fruit, white peach, Passe Crassane pear, lightly caramelised apple, barley sugar; despite the distance, this Pré de Manche can recite Meursault by heart – this couldn’t come from anywhere but here!
Great flavour on the finish; focused; very pretty fruit, subtly underpinned by the soil; blood orange and barley sugar jellies, pralines and nutmeg, cane sugar and candied lemon; good length – a huge success. Pair with cooked shellfish or be bold and try Cantonese-style glazed pork or even, without the slightest intention of provocation, an American-style fried chicken, with a slightly spicy mayonnaise.
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Raphael GIMENEZ-FAUVETY ‘s tasting notes – Retailer ; “De Corps et d’Esprit” in Paris
This new wine has just been released. The domaine works these plots very close to Santenots and Caillerets. They may be small and not very well known, but that could change – especially when you consider that the wines of Lalou Bize-Leroy that come from this plot are not exactly ‘within everyone’s reach’.
Bright light gold robe. A gourmet and sensual nose of praline nuts, gently candied white fruits, milk chocolate and white coffee, barley sugar and orange blossom pound cake. The soil is expressed through notes of bergamot, crushed cloves, nutmeg and musk.
Very balanced on the palate – lots of fruit; carefully managed maturation; candied fruit, white peach, Passe Crassane pear, lightly caramelised apple, barley sugar; despite the distance, this Pré de Manche can recite Meursault by heart – this couldn’t come from anywhere but here!
Great flavour on the finish; focused; very pretty fruit, subtly underpinned by the soil; blood orange and barley sugar jellies, pralines and nutmeg, cane sugar and candied lemon; good length – a huge success. Pair with cooked shellfish or be bold and try Cantonese-style glazed pork or even, without the slightest intention of provocation, an American-style fried chicken, with a slightly spicy mayonnaise.
