CHÂTEAU DE MERCEY BOURGOGNE HAUTES-CÔTES DE BEAUNE CHARDONNAY

CHÂTEAU DE MERCEY
BOURGOGNE HAUTES-CÔTES DE BEAUNE CHARDONNAY 2019

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2019 2020 2021 2022

Grape variety

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Color : white gold with green hues.
Nose : fresh fruit and delicate woody notes.
Palate : a mineral and fruity attack, a supple and generous wine in the mouth.

Wine and food pairing

Enjoy ideally with fish or white meats in cream sauce, fine cheeses.

Serving temperature

Serve ideally at a temperature of around 13-14°C (55-57°F.).

Ageing potential

An pleasant white Burgundy to drink now or keep in the cellar up to 5 years.

Origin

The Chateau de Mercey, built in the 16th Century at the Southern limits of the Côte de Beaune.The vineyard estate extends over 41 hectares principally on land around the Chateau itself.

Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune parcels are lyre-shaped. This technique allows the sun to shine within the vine rows and ensures quick ripening and prevents diseases.

Vinification and maturing

Grapes were picked by hand and put into 16 kg capacity boxes, to avoid bruising or crushing.
Once at the winery, the grapes went in a bladder press. The must was then racked for 16 to 24 hours in a cold tank to be clarified before starting the fermentation process.

Once the alcoholic fermentation was achieved, the wine was casked for a 10-month ageing period in 228 Liters oak barrels (20% new oak), on fine lees, without any stirring, followed by a blending period in tank for 2 months.

Vintage : 2019

Winter was mild across whole Burgundy.

Bud break started early and mid-April depending on the area of the Château de Mercey vineyards.

The significant frost-freeze in the first 2 weeks of Apris made less damages in the area thanks to the growers and people who had organized smoke screens to protect the vineyards.

The first grapes bunches appeared by the End of April.

Spring maintained damp but cold overall, during the whole month of May until flowering which began early June. This type of weather provided coulure and a very slow vegetative development of the vine.

Summer was then very hot (heatwave) and dry and causes “millerandage”.

Harvest took place in our estates from the 11th to the 24th of September under a radiant sun. The grapes showed good maturity and perfect balance. Throughout our estates volumes were down around 30%, with some plots more affected than others.

CHÂTEAU DE MERCEY BOURGOGNE HAUTES-CÔTES DE BEAUNE CHARDONNAY 2019