Chateau De Meursault Puligny Montrachet Champ Canet Premier Cru 2014
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CHMP201410 UCAU
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Chateau de Meursault is one of Burgundy’s most historic producers with a history that dates to the 11th Century
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the Estate is blessed with some of the largest parcels in Meursault’s most famed plots.
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Mr Stephan Follin- Arbelet as General Manager who had previously run some of Burgundy’s most prominent houses including Bouchard Pere & Fils
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1 or more bottles$179.99
Editors notes
Château de Meursault was established in the 11th Century & is one of the most historic estates in Burgundy. The Domaine owns 65 hectares of vineyard throughout some of the regions finest villages including Pommard , Volnay & Beaune which includes an enviable holding Grand Cru & Premier Cru plots. The Chateau is the largest holder of Premier Cru ‘Charmes’ vines in the home village of Meursault & also owns several monopole plots on the famed limestone soils of Meursault.
Château de Meursault Estate is set on 10 hectares & houses the magnificent castle which was built in 1666 & the underground cellars which was dug out by Cistercian monks in the 12th Century. The cellars are some of the largest in the region & can house up to 800,000 bottles & 2,000 barrels of wine & each year the property hosts the La Paulée de Meursault as part of the end of vintage celebration for the region.
In 2012 the property was purchased by Oliver Halley (part of the Halley / Carrefour Dynasty ) & significant investments have been made including hiring Stéphane Follin-Arbelet as General Manager who has previously run Domaine Bouchard Pére & Fils. The vineyard practices embrace sustainable farming to ensure healthy fruit & in the winery the investment of an optical sorting machine sees only the best grapes making it into each wine.
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France
Wine is being produced throughout France and has been done for over 2,500 years with certain Châteaux dating their history back to Roman times, around 6th Century BC. Ranking second in the world in per-capita consumption and first in total production quantity. More so than the overall quantity of wine is the quantity of truly great wines coming out of France makes the nation the envy of wine-making nations worldwide.
Two concepts pivotal to the higher end French wines, in particular, are the idea of 'terroir' and the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) system. Terroir refers to the way the geography, geology and climate find their way into the glass, telling a story of the origin of the wine. The AOC was set up in 1935 and has the primary goal of protecting the authenticity of the wines and the livelihoods of the producers. Appellation rules strictly define which varieties of grapes and winemaking practices are approved for classification in each of France's several hundred geographically defined appellations, which can cover entire regions, individual villages or in some cases, like in Burgundy even specific vineyards.
Classic wine regions in France include Champagne (home of Champagne), Burgundy (Pinot Noir and Chardonnay), Bordeaux (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot), Alsace (Aromatic varietals), Loire Valley (Chenin Blanc, Crémant) and the Rhône Valley (Syrah, Grenache Mourvedre)
The Bordeaux classification of 1855 is still in use, as is the Sauternes and Barsac Classification of the same year. Wines from certain regions can be bought En Primeur, which is when the wine is sold prior to it being bottled.
Burgundy
Burgundy is undoubtedly the home of the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnays in the world, where vineyards, or Domaines have been producing wines for over 2000 years. Burgundy is located in the North-east of France, an hours drive from Lyon and 2 hours from Paris. With over 100 appellations, or sub-regions (more than any other wine region) Burgundy is known for being the most terroir-oriented region in the World. The finest red wines of Burgundy are found in the Côte d'Or, a string of villages including Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey St Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-St Georges.
There are flavours present in great Burgundys that are the envy of Pinot Noir producers worldwide. The elusive peacocks tail finish that goes on and on, and the pretty-elegance backed by Burgundy muscle is the goal of winemakers around the globe. The main levels in the Burgundy classifications, in descending order of quality, are: Grand crus, Premier crus, village appellations, and finally regional appellations. For the Chablis wines, a similar hierarchy of Grand Cru, Premier Cru and Village wines is used, plus Petit Chablis as a level below Village Chablis.
Meursault
This AOC in Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, is renowned as one of the most reliably excellent sources of Chardonnay in the world (though there are also small amounts of Pinot Noir grown). There are more top producers here than anywhere else in Côte-d'Or, despite there not being any Grand Cru vineyards in the AOC. It's the incredible proliferation of high-quality Premier Cru and commune-level wine that makes this region so popular.
Meursault Chardonnay is typically oaken in style, and is often described as having rich, buttery notes that are evidence of a classic Burgundy terroir.
About the brand Chateau de Meursault
Chateau de Meursault is one of the most visited estates in the Côte d’Or. A beautifully elegant building made of white stone, it welcomes around 20,000 visitors per year who come to taste and buy the wine and soak up the history of the Chateau.The origin of the Chateau de Meursault can be traced back to the 11th century and the cellars, which lie under the Chateau and its outbuildings, can contain up to 700,000 bottles and more than 2000 barrels.
The estate of Chateau de Meursault comprises 60 hectares of vines, all situated in the Côte de Beaune, around the towns of Aloxe Corton, Savigny-les-Beaune, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet.
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