MERCUREY
2021 Vieilles Vignes Domaine François Raquillet
Grapes | Pinot Noir |
Colour | Red |
Origin | France, Burgundy |
District | Côte Chalonnaise |
Village | Mercurey |
ABV | 13.5% |
He has not made the cuvée of Carabys this year - it's all in this. Good colour for the year, a nice warmly ripe fruit, with a finish showing a little tautness - but this will be gourmand from the day it arrives. Drinking range: 2023 - 2027 L&S (Oct 2022)
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Cask sample. Smooth, rounded, typical Pinot notes of autumn leaf, and some violet. Tannins evident. A little severe on the finish. Drinking range: 2023 - 2026 Rating: 15 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2023)
Domaine François Raquillet
François took over the running of this estate from his father, Jean, in 1990, with his wife Emmanuelle. Records show that the same family have made wine in Mercurey since the 1600s, and Francois is the eleventh generation.
With eleven hectares under vine, François has substantially reduced yields, introduced higher quality oak barrels (up to 50% new wood for the Premiers Crus) and significantly increased the quality of wines made at this domaine. François explains he tries to avoid over-extraction at all costs - his one aim is to deliver the beautifully pure fruit profile he gets out of the old vines - this he does with great success. It is a wonderfully transparent style - combined with good mid-palate weight.
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