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Château de Meursault - Meursault-Charmes 1er Cru 2015

Meursault 1er Cru|White wine

4.1/5 (11 customers)

17/20

Bettane & Desseauve

90-92/100

Burghound

88-90/100

Robert Parker

15,5/20

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui

Grown in the “Les Charmes Dessous” vineyard, the Meursault-Charmes 1er Cru opens with a nose of yellow fruit and toast. Delicate and complex, it reveals a generous, rich palate with subtle oaky notes and hints of liveliness and chalkiness. The perfect white wine for the holidays!

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Estate

Château de Meursault

Vintage

1er Cru Charmes

Vintage

2015

Designation

Meursault 1er Cru

Region

Burgundy

Grape Varieties

100% Chardonnay

Regions

Hard Jurassic limestone and marly limestone soils; “Les Charmes Dessous” climate

Viticulture

Traditional and refined

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Sorting, followed by slow and gradual pressing with selection of the richest juices. Static settling for about twelve hours. Fermentation in barrels.

Livestock Farming

Aged for 15 to 18 months on fine lees, with 33% in new oak barrels and the remainder in barrels that have held one or two vintages

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

Bright yellow-gold color

Nose

Expressive, with notes of yellow fruit and toast

Palate

Full-bodied attack. Rich and full-flavored. A taut and refined finish.

Serve

At 12-14°C

Drink starting at

2019

Drink before

2028

Food and Wine Pairings

It pairs perfectly with American-style monkfish, lobster Thermidor, asparagus mousseline, and aged Comté cheese...

More information at Château de Meursault

More information at Meursault

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2018 guide) 17/20 (Reference wine)

Rated estate (2021 guide): 4*Stars (Producers of the very highest quality, the pride of French viticulture)

About the estate:

Under the leadership of Olivier Halley, Stéphane Follin-Arbelet, and cellar master Emmanuel Escutenaire, this estate—which expanded to 65 hectares in 2018—has been undergoing a revolution in recent years in terms of its working methods and its interpretation of the nature of its terroirs. Thirty hectares are currently farmed organically, with the goal of converting the entire estate to organic farming within three years. Substantial investments made over the past three years in high-performance viticultural equipment have driven this progress. The white wines exhibit both a lively tension and a generous mouthfeel, even though 2018 may not be their best vintage. The reds—whose grapes are destemmed and optically sorted before undergoing low-temperature fermentation followed by 12 to 15 months of aging in barrels (25 to 40% new)—offer a succulent, full-bodied, and deep character, with the 2018s displaying real finesse. This represents an absolutely impressive progression in a remarkably short time for an estate of this size.

Bourgogne Aujourd'hui

Wine rated 15.5/20

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated Estate (2023 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

The iconic Château de Meursault, a mecca for Burgundian tourism and wine folklore—where the famous Paulée is celebrated the day after the Hospices de Beaune auction—has changed hands many times: it belonged to the family of Pierre de Blancheton until the Revolution; then to the Serre family in the 19th century; ; the family of the Count de Moucheron; and the Boisseaux family (Patriarche estate) starting in 1973. In December 2012, another change took place: the Halley family purchased the estate. Today, it comprises 65 hectares of vineyards in the process of converting to organic farming. At the helm of the winery: Emmanuel Escutenaire.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated (2016 guide) 88–90/100 (Excellent wine)

Burghound

Wine rated 90–92/100

Rated "Recommended"

Jancis Robinson

Rated "Recommended"

Customer Rating

4.1/5

based on 11 reviews