Rarer but very interesting, the Mercurey whites are the rising values of the great Chardonnays of Burgundy. Here on a perfectly successful 2022 vintage by the Agnès du Couëdic estate: manual harvesting and maturation in very soft oak barrels.
Mercurey White 2022
Complex
Powerful
Mineral
Fruity
Woody
The white Mercurey is less known and especially less widespread than its red counterpart: about 600 hectares planted with Pinot Noir compared to less than 200 for the Chardonnay in this appellation in southern Burgundy. But the Chardonnay plantings are progressing, because the results in Mercurey whites are often surprising and generally very successful.
Here, a hand-harvested white Mercurey that favours the delicacy and expression of the wine, on a splendid 2022 vintage that gives pride of place to the fruit.
This Mercurey white 2022 offers a fruity and at the same time structured side. A young wine but already very pleasant thanks to the beautiful maturity and the ideal health of the grapes.
The Domaine's white Mercurey is a wine aged in oak barrels for more than 6 months, in a precise and delicate way: the woodiness remains discreet, brings substance and aromas but does not mask the wine.
The cellaring of this Mercurey wine will be possible for another 4 to 6 years.
Navigate through the Mercurey plot:
Intense and floral Burgundy white wine: terrine, small oven, freshwater fish, sushi, crab, prawns, seafood, veal in white sauce, poultry blanquette, poultry fillets, county, gouda, camembert, brie
Appellation
VillageType of Wine
StillWine Making
Oak casksGrape Variety
ChardonnayHarvest
ManualBurgundy Region
Côte ChalonnaiseVintage
2022Service
14 to 16 degreesCustody potential
2025
Red: their colour is a deep, profound ruby. This crisp-fruited wine evokes strawberry, raspberry, and cherry. Age brings in notes of underbrush, spicy tobacco notes and cocoa beans. In the mouth this wine is rich, full-bodied, and chewy. In its youth, the tannins of this wine lend it a mineral firmness.
When aged, it is attractively rounded and meaty.
White: a typical Chardonnay gold, it varies in its degree of paleness and is flecked with green. It boasts aromas of white flowers (mayflower, acacia), hazelnut, almond, and spices (cinnamon, pepper). A touch of flint is a trademark of this wine. Full of flavour, it is an eminently drinkable wine.
Red: rich, meaty and solidly put together, Mercurey, secure in its position among the royalty of wines, brings out the best from beef rib steaks, or joints of beef or lamb, braised or in sauce. Roast pork is well suited to its rich aromas, as are poultry-based stews. Exotic dishes likewise prove worthy partners for this wine. As for the cheeseboard, this wine harmonizes equally well with either mild, soft cheeses or aged versions.
Serving temperatures: 14 to 15°C for young wines,
15 to 16°C for older wines.
White: its spicy and floral bouquet and juicy appeal destin it to partner grilled fish or fish in sauce, cooked seafood, asian cuisine, and hard cheeses. White Mercurey can also make a wonderful pre-dinner drink.
Serving temperature: 11 to 13°C.
Mercurey, situated in the heart of the Côte Chalonnaise (12 kilometres from Chalon-sur-Saône) is one the foremost appellations of Bourgogne. Protected from moisture-bearing winds, tucked away in its hillsides or stretched along the aptly-named “Golden Valley” the vineyards stretch as far as the neighbouring village of Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu. The AOC status was instituted in 1923.
Reunited by means of the Brotherhood of the Chanteflûte, created in 1971, the local winemakers are dedicated to enjoying the wines of Mercurey and promoting them to the world.
The vines grow at heights of 230 to 320 metres. They spread over marls and marly calcic soils of Oxfordian limestone. On the eastern side, they grow in calcic and marly soils. In the west crystalline Jurassic rocks are overlain by gravels. Part of the vineyards belong to the Bathonien. On these white limey soils and red clays, the vines are truly at home.
Source : https://www.bourgogne-wines.com
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