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 terroir with body, fruit, finesse, and a ‘crisp’ minerality featuring subtle iodine notes. 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

Terroirs

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

Winemaking

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 rich, generous character of the Charmes and the minerality of the Perrières give the wine its full-bodied finish

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/>

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 its working methods and interpretation of its terroirs for several years now. 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 enabled progress. The whites possess both a dynamic tension and a generous mouthfeel, even if 2018 is not the vintage that suits them best. 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 are regularly recognized by 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: owned by the family of Pierre de Blancheton until the Revolution; by 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, beautifully expressing its terroir with body, fruit, finesse, and a crisp minerality featuring subtle hints of the sea. The aging is elegant, imparting a roundness balanced by freshness.

Burghound

Rated: Recommended

Jancis Robinson

Rated: Recommended

Customer rating

4.1/5

based on 16 reviews