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Château de Meursault - Meursault 1er Cru 2008

Meursault 1er Cru|White wine

4.1/5 (16 customers)

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 imparts a roundness balanced by freshness.” (Les Meilleurs Vins de France - Gault Millau). The beautiful generosity provided by Les Charmes and the minerality of Les Perrières give the wine its full length...

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Estate

Château de Meursault

Vintage

2008

Designation

Meursault 1er Cru

Region

Burgundy

Grape Varieties

100% Chardonnay

Regions

Five plots in Charmes and two plots in Perrières. Most of the Meursault 1er Cru comes from Charmes. Hard Jurassic limestone on ancient alluvial deposits

Viticulture

Sustainable agriculture and biological pest control

Grape Harvest

manual

Wine Production

Slow, gradual pressing to select only the richest juices, followed by alcoholic fermentation in barrels

Livestock Farming

15 to 18 months in new oak barrels and in barrels that have held one or two vintages

Alcohol Content

13,5%

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

1/2 hour before

Drink starting at

2014

Drink before

2023

Food and Wine Pairings

A déguster sur une sole meunière, une volaille de Bresse aux Morilles, un Livarot...<br/>

More information at Château de Meursault

More information at Meursault

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 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 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 succulent, full-bodied, and deep character, with the 2018s being particularly racy. 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 Pierre de Blancheton family until the Revolution; then to the Serre family in the 19th century; ; the family of the Count of 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.

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