Domaine Michelot, Meursault Grès Blanc 2020

Domaine Michelot’s Meursault Grès Blanc 2020 is an elegant Burgundy Chardonnay that combines the appellation’s characteristic richness with a refined mineral profile. Produced by a family domaine with more than six generations of history, it reflects a careful, traditional approach in both the vineyard and cellar, including manual selection, barrel fermentation and extended lees aging.

Tasting Notes
Bright golden in appearance, this Meursault opens with aromas of ripe citrus, pear and white flowers, complemented by subtle toasted oak and a gentle creamy nuance. On the palate, it is polished and full-bodied, with flavours of orchard fruit, lemon, butter and delicate spice balanced by fresh acidity and a mineral finish. The 2020 vintage offers both generosity and structure, making the wine enjoyable now while giving it the potential to develop further complexity over the next several years when properly stored.

Production
Made from Chardonnay in Meursault, in Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune, the wine comes from vineyards where careful ploughing and vineyard work are prioritised to maintain healthy soils. Treatments against vine disease are deliberately limited, and the best grapes are selected by hand at harvest. The bunches are lightly crushed before a 6–12-hour cold maceration, followed by alcoholic fermentation in oak barrels and 100% malolactic fermentation. The wine matures for 10–12 months in barriques, 15% of which are new, and then spends a further 5–6 months aging on its lees to develop balance, texture and depth.

Food & Serving
Serve lightly chilled at around 11–13°C. Its combination of richness, freshness and subtle oak makes it an excellent match for roast chicken, grilled or pan-fried fish, lobster, scallops, creamy seafood dishes and poultry with mushroom sauce. Decanting is not essential, but a short period of aeration in a carafe can help open the wine if enjoyed in its youth; older bottles are best handled gently and served directly from the bottle.

Producer
Domaine Michelot has been owned and operated by the Michelot family for more than six generations and today covers over 19 hectares, including a selection of prestigious Premier Cru vineyards. The domaine has maintained its independence as both grower and winemaker, choosing not to follow an organised organic certification system while applying a considered approach that limits vineyard treatments and places emphasis on ploughing and careful soil management. Its combination of traditional Burgundian methods, manual harvesting and patient maturation has established Domaine Michelot as a respected Meursault producer.

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