MEURSAULT PREMIER CRU `BLAGNY`

MEURSAULT PREMIER CRU "BLAGNY" 2019

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2019

Grape variety

100% Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: Golden yellow colour with green reflects.
Bouquet: The bouquet is powerful, rich, with aromas of ripe fruit, delicately woody.
Palate: Subtle and delicate with a quite fatty and buttery structure. The aromas are fruity and woody with an aftertaste of roasted almonds.

Wine and food pairing

Will perfectly accompany all refined fish of seafood dishes or shellfish, as well as foie gras, terrine, grilled salmon, pike dumplings and French Vacherin cheese.

Serving temperature

Serve at a temperature of around 14°C. (57°F.).

Ageing potential

8 years, and even more in good storage conditions.

History

Starting from Beaune and then heading south, Meursault is the first of the three great white wine villages in Côte de Beaune in Burgundy.

The Premier Cru Blagny appellation is one of the most south west vineyards. This appellation springs from 4 plots, all classified premier cru: La Jeunelotte, La Pièce-sous-le-bois, Sous-le-dos-d’âne and Sous-Blagny.

Vinification and maturing

100% handmade harvest. At their arrivals in the cellar, the grapes are immediately pressed (moderate pressure 0.2 bars to extract the best juices). They are settled in thermos regulated stainless steel tank during 12 hours. A racking separate the bad lies to the clear juices. These juices are placed in barrel to be fermented. Using selected yeast, no chaptalization. Maturing process 100% in barrels (including 40% new oak) during 12 months.

Vintage : 2019

2019 was a unique and very changeable year. It brought its own stresses, while harvesting passed without a hitch.

The weather was hot and dry and the 2019 grapes were harvested in perfect health, aside from being scorched here and there.

The skins were very thick, promising good color, and the whites were very aromatic.

Since the start of the 20th century, every vintage that has ended with a “9” has been wonderful.

The only downside to this one is again below-average volumes.