2021 Domaine Pierre Meurgey Côte de Nuits "Aux Montagnes", Burgundy, France
About This Wine
This wine comes from vineyards with an average vine age of 41 years old with eastern exposure on clay and limestone soils. The grapes were entirely destemmed and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats before being transferred to oak barrels to age for 18 months prior to bottling.
Meurgey decided against any stems this year. A good move, as it could easily have become too rustic. The result is robust and bold, with plentiful fruit and chunky tannins.
About This Producer
It has been said that in partnership, the result is harmony. Marion Meurgey, wife of Pierre Meurgey, and one half of the wine making team behind Meurgey Croses and Pierre Meurgey Through a lifetime of building relationships in the vineyards of Burgundy, the Meurgey duo has proven this a steadfast rule. The two are omnipresent in the vineyards from pruning to bud- break to harvest, offering their expertise in organic and biodynamic agriculture while working tirelessly with vineyard managers to oversee the plots destined to become their signature Cote d'Or and Mâconnais wines.
Master of Wine Clive Coates once wrote that a feature of Meurgey wines is the total absence of a "Meurgey" Signature. In a region where 'terroir' is paramount, this may be one of the highest compliments one can receive and a testament to the value of preserving a sense of place as opposed to a homogenized, 'cookie-cutter' winemaking style. Their purist philosophy has evolved even further at Meurgey-Croses with the sovereign belief that the Maconnais and its individually unique regions will be home to an entirely new and soulful renaissance of White Burgundy production.
Details:
| Grape(s) | Pinot Noir |
| Farming | Biodynamic |