During the Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours
Burgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to Paris - Wine, Food, Culture and History, France
we spent a day and a night in Meursault.
We had dinner and stayed over-night at Hotel/ Restaurant Le Chevreuil, owned by the Matrot family (Domaine Matrot).
See: Dinner at Restaurant Le Chevreuil in Meursault, with the Wines of Domaine Matrot - Burgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to Paris
The following day, after breakfast, we walked over to Cave Ropiteau Frères for a cellar tour and tasting.
See: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Cave Ropiteau Frères in Meursault, Côte de Beaune - Burgundy (and Champagne) Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: From Lyon to Paris
white wine in Burgundy.
white wine in Burgundy.
The bus took us then to La Crémaillère in Auxey-Duresses for lunch, one of Robert Parker's favorite places in the region.
See: Where Robert Parker likes to Eat: Lunch at La Crémaillère in Auxey-Duresses - Bourgogne (and Champagne) Tour 2016 by ombiasy WineTours
Our stop in Meursault ended with a most entertaining and informative vineyard walk with wine tasting through the wonderful vineyards of Meursault with Karoline Knoth. We tasted the wines right at the vineyards where they came from. All wines were from Domaine Pierre Morey.
Karoline Knoth was our host.
Karoline has a Diploma in European Ethnology and History from the University of Würzburg and lives in Meursault with her husband who is from Meursault. She knows the town and landscape like the back of her hands. She did intensive research on the history of winemaking in Meursault and published a book (Allons en vendage) on wine making in Meursault during the 1930s. She was a perfect guide to give us intimate insights into a Burgundian wine village.
See: Allons en vendage– Karoline Knoth, Maurice Collin and Meursault, Bourgogne
After the lovely vineyard tour cum tasting, the bus took us to near-by Beaune, where we spent the evening and night.
Meursault
The vineyard area totals 394 hectares. There are no Grand Cru vineyards within Meursault, but several highly regarded Premier Cru vineyards. With almost 100 percent, the production of white Meursault dominates. The style of white Meursault typically has a clear oak influence, which have led to descriptions such as "buttery" to be applied to powerful examples of Meursault wines.
There are several climats in Meursault classified as Premier Cru vineyards (97 hectares). They consist of two groups, one to the north of the village Meursault, bordering on Volnay, and a larger group to the south of the village, in the direction of Puligny-Montrachet and Blagny.
Berry Bros and Rudd: There are more top producers here than in any other commune of the Côte d’Or, and its wines are typically rich and savoury with nutty, honeyed hints and buttery, vanilla spice from the oak. Even though considerably larger than its southerly neighbours Chassagne and Puligny, Meursault contains no Grands Crus. However its three best Premiers Crus produce some of the region’s greatest whites.
Total Wine: The opulent white wines of Meursault are favorites of Chardonnay fans. Meursault, which lies towards the southern end of Burgundy’s larger Cote de Beaune region, has 19 designated Premier Cru vineyards that reliably produce some of the world’s best white wines. They are made in an elegant style with flavors and body from oak aging perfectly integrated, balancing rich texture with bright acidity. Meursault’s classic flavors of apple, nuts and butter are intensified by careful aging.
Domaine Pierre Morey
The Morey family origins can be traced back to at least the sixteenth century in Burgundy and since 1793 in Meursault. Each generation has worked the vineyards and made wine from the local grapes. The Domaine Pierre Morey -as we know it today- was established by Pierre Morey in 1971. The 26 acres of vineyards are in prestigious sites in Meursault, Pommard and Puligny-Montrachet, as well as in a few Grand Cru plots. From 1988 until 2008 Pierre Morey was the acclaimed winemaker at Domaine Leflaive and ran his own estate on the side. The Morey vineyards have been farmed organically since 1993 and biodynamically since 1998. The white grapes are crushed before pressing, with very little clarification of the juice, while Pierre likes regular lees stirring until Christmas – rarely thereafter except in years with higher acidity and late malolactic fermentation. Typically the wines are raised in one third each new wood, one year old and two year old, before racking into older barrels before the next vintage, and bottling the following spring.
The Wines we Tasted During the Vineyard Walk
We tasted 4 wines.
2014 Domaine Pierre Morey, Bourgogne Aligoté
Wine-searcher average price in US$:17
All the vineyards from Domaine Pierre MOREY producing Bourgogne are located in the Meursault area in relatively deep, clay and chalk soils. Aligoté is a Burgundian variety (Kir is a traditional Burgundian aperitif made with Bourgogne Aligoté plus blackcurrent liqueur). Bourgogne Aligoté is a dry wine, with a good acidity and a medium strength. Maturing is mostly done in tanks during 12 months, to promote freshness and ses notes fruitées. Usually, Bourgogne Aligoté is an early wine but coming from Domaine Pierre MOREY, it can be kept for many years !
2015 Domaine Pierre Morey, Meursault, Les Terres Blanches
Wine-searcher average price in US$:86
This lieu-dit is located just under premier cru Gouttes d'Or. Its name ("white soils") probably signifies that soil is particulerly shallow and chalky here. First vintage : 2006, it's the last parcell we bought.
Burgundy Report – Bill Nanson 2016-11: A faint high-toned smoke, goal also has spiced bread component. Hmm, layers, Indeed waves flavor. Beautiful Meursault flavor. Wide and comforting – just generous, gorgeous flavour – whatever the soil color !
2014 Domaine Pierre Morey, Meursault, Les Tessons
Wine-searcher average price in US$:98
Just above the village of Meursault, in the medium slope, soil is very stony so it's a mineral wine. Les Tessons are at the same altitude than premiers crus. Fine and elegant, complex and "very Meursault style", Les Tessons can age for a long time because of its minerality.
BETTANE ET DESSEAUVE Guide 2017: 15.5/20 – Cette parcelle pentue livre une très jolie représentation de ce terroir froid, à la maturité tardive et aux sols infiniment calcaires. C’est un infiniment minéral, tendu, iodé, cristallin, aux notes de coquilles d’huitre, de craie froide, de pulpe de citron vert, tout en élégance, à la verticalité aérienne, saline et vertigineuse.
2015 Domaine Pierre Morey, Meursault, Les Durots
Wine-searcher average price in US$:41
Grape variety : Pinot Noir. Located in the North Meursault area, next to the Volnay Santenots premier cru appellation, Les Durots have soils that are deep, poor and stony (more clay than chalk). The wines have a beautiful colour intensity, they are powerful, robust and tannic so the stiffness in their youth needs (a long) time to soften. This is a wine that needs time to fully develop its potential. Optimal cellaring time should be from 10 or 15 years.
At Hôtel Henry II in Beaune
After the lovely vineyard tour and tasting, the bus took us to Beaune, where we spent the evening and night.
Hotel Henry II in Beaune is a 4 star hotel at the northern city gate of Beaune located within a 5 minute walk from the town center. Parts of the hotel buildings are in a historic monument with a second modern part added later.
We had time to discover Beaune, Burgundy’s wine capital. Located between the prestigious Côtes de Nuits and Beaune, in the 18th century, the town became the centre of the wine trade. Even before the Revolution, professionals from the textile trade and cooperage specialized in buying, producing and shipping wines to foreign markets: Burgundy’s trade was born. In 1720, Maison Champy, in 1731, Maison Bouchard Père & Fils and in 1780 Maison Patriarche would become the pioneers of a “wine aristocracy”, rooted in its soils and tireless promotors of Burgundy wines. Under the cobbled streets runs one of the largest networks of cellars in the world, an underground town that’s home to thousands of wines casks (the Burgundy barrel) and millions of bottles from across the wine region.The town of Beaune is forever linked to an architectural treasure, the Hôtel Dieu de Beaune, otherwise known as the Hospices de Beaune. This former "Palace for the Poor" is the very image of medieval Burgundy, its courtyard and roofs of multi-coloured tiles a dramatic expression of the Golden Age of the Duchy of Burgundy.
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