Domaine Huguenot - Marsannay blanc Aux Genelières 2022
89/100
RVF
"Discover an exclusive vintage from an exceptional limestone terroir: silky, floral, and briny!"
The 2022 Marsannay Blanc Aux Genelières presents a beautiful pale color with silvery highlights that invite you to taste it. Its aromas of white flowers, yellow fruits, and subtle spicy notes captivate with their intensity, and these flavors carry through to a full-bodied palate with a silky texture. All of this comes together in a lovely, savory, and deliciously briny finish.
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Eye
Pale, clear, and bright color
Nose
Intense, with aromas of white flowers, yellow fruits, and subtle spicy notes. This fruity Marsannay has a silky texture
Palate
Full-bodied, generous, with a silky texture; flavors that echo the nose; a lovely, savory, and briny finish
Serve
At 10-12°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink starting at
2026
Drink before
2033
Food and Wine Pairings
Perfect as an aperitif or paired with white meats: poultry (poularde, chicken à la Gaston Gérard…), veal, pork (filet mignon with mustard sauce), risotto, saltwater fish, scallops, and even foie gras; after several years of aging, it pairs well with goat cheeses...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 3*Stars (A high-quality product that serves as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Philippe Huguenot is a pragmatist. Certified organic since 2013, he embarked on this journey to help his vines regain the hardiness he felt they had lost. Mechanical harvesting has also been phased out. This estate is moving forward, and its wines are becoming increasingly elegant, with a pleasant fruitiness that charms even in their early years; the improvement in quality has been spectacular over the past few vintages. A man of rare kindness whose wines reflect his character, he enjoys welcoming guests to his cellar at a time when many others have closed their doors in the face of commercial success. The quality here is particularly consistent and reliable.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated Estate (2023 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Since 1790, ten generations have managed this 21-hectare estate, renowned for its Marsannay, Gevrey, and Fixin wines. Philippe Huguenot took over from his father, Jean-Louis, in 1996 and began the transition of his vineyard to organic farming (certified in 2013).
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2025 guide) 89/100
Rated Estate (2023 Guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)
About the estate:
A descendant of some ten generations of winemakers based in Marsannay, Jean-Louis Huguenot, who passed away in 2019, produced technically flawless wines for many years. His son Philippe and his wife Valérie, who are more low-key, have succeeded in giving the wines more personality without compromising their fundamental qualities. The entire range features precise and robust wines, which have regained organic certification since 2019; however, overly pronounced aging styles diminish the nuances of the terroir’s expression, resulting in dry finishes. We hope that Philippe Huguenot, now fully in charge, will evolve this style. Major renovations to the winery and buildings are currently underway.
Vinous
Rated winery (2022 guide) Recommended
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