Château de Meursault - Meursault 1er Cru 2008
15/20
Gault & Millau
15,5/20
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
Notes: Bourgogne Aujourd’hui 15.5/20, Gault Millau 15/20
“A Meursault with character and complexity, perfectly expressing its typicity with body, fruit, finesse, and a ‘crisp’ minerality featuring subtle iodine-like flavors. The aging is elegant and lends a roundness balanced by freshness.” (Les Meilleurs Vins de France - Gault Millau). The beautiful generosity of the Charmes and the minerality of the Perrières give the wine its full length...
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Eye
a beautiful golden color, intense and brilliant
Nose
expressive with citrus notes
Palate
Round, full-bodied, and well-balanced. The beautiful richness contributed by Les Charmes and the minerality of Les Perrières give the wine its full length.
Serve
at 12-14°C
Open
30 minutes before
Drink from
2014
Drink before
2023
Food and wine pairings
A déguster sur une sole meunière, une volaille de Bresse aux Morilles, un Livarot...<br/>
Bettane & Desseauve
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, over the past few years, undertaken a revolution in its working methods and in its interpretation of the nature of its terroirs. Thirty hectares are farmed organically, with the goal of converting the entire estate within three years. Significant investments made over the past three years in high-performance viticultural equipment have driven this progress. The whites possess both a dynamic tension and a generous mouthfeel, even though 2018 may not be their best vintage. The reds, whose berries 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 sappy, fleshy, and deep character, with the 2018s being particularly racy. This represents an absolutely impressive progression in a very 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 Burgundy tourism and wine folklore—where the famous Paulée is celebrated the day after the Hospices de Beaune auction—has changed hands many times: from the family of Pierre de Blancheton until the Revolution; the Serre family in the 19th century; ; the family of the Count of Moucheron; the Boisseaux family (Patriarche estate) from 1973 onward. In December 2012, another change: 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.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Wine rated (2012 guide) 15/20 (Very good)
About the wine:
A Meursault full of character and complexity, perfectly expressing its typical characteristics with body, fruit, finesse, and a crisp minerality featuring subtle iodine notes. The aging is elegant and lends a roundness balanced by freshness.
Burghound
Rated: Recommended
Jancis Robinson
Rated: Recommended
Customer rating
4.1/5
based on 16 reviews
Review and comment by Mr. FREDERIC B. Posted on April 30, 2017
Top-notch! A full-bodied wine, rich on both the nose and the palate—I highly recommend it.
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Review and comment by Mr. PHILIPPE P. Published on February 17, 2015
A Meursault just the way we like it, with a unique character and minerality. You’ll only find this distinctive character in the white wines from Château de Meursault. A must-try!
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Review and opinion by Mr. FLEMMING C. P. Published on September 1, 2014
A hint of a possible premox issue :-(
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Review by Mr. GUILLAUME D. Published on June 29, 2014
Great! Even more flavorful on the palate than on the nose
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Review by Mr. VINCENT D. Published on July 6, 2021
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Review by Mr. DANIEL P. Published on 11/25/2019
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Review by Mr. PASCAL B. Published on February 4, 2019
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Review by Mr. JEAN LOUIS D. Published on September 21, 2018
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Review by Mr. FREDERIC B. Published on April 29, 2018
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Review and comment by Mr. JEAN JACQUES V. Published on April 8, 2018
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