MEURSAULT
2021 1er Cru Poruzots Domaine Henri Germain
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
| Village | Meursault |
| Classification | 1er Cru |
| ABV | 13% |
| Vineyard | Poruzots |
Green reflections here, a big wine on the palate, lots of richness and depth. Still on the citrus of the year, with even a herbal and spice touch. Structured and firm, Very powerful and long. Drinking range: 2026 - 2040 L&S (Oct 2022)
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(from a .25 ha parcel). Notes of green fruit, petrol and a plethora of citrus elements introduce dense and equally powerful if slightly finer medium weight plus flavors that are at once seductive but very punchy while exhibiting superb persistence on the lightly stony and impeccably well-balanced finale. This is a seriously good Poruzots that should also amply repay extended keeping. Drinking range: 2033 - Rating: 92-94 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2023)
Still plenty of colour but not the deepest. The nose has that crystalline yet also solidly built aspect of typical Poruzots. A beautiful intensity through the middle, with some lighter fresh apple notes, washed with a fine citrus, but beneath these a backbone of white stone fruit. Balanced long and classy. Was 13.7% at the harvest. Very long fine aftertaste Drinking range: 2027 - 2033 Rating: 5 Star wine Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Dec 2022)
Domaine Henri Germain
Jean-François Germain was joined in 2018 by his daughter Lucie - who is now helping to run this small (7ha) domaine.
The Chassagne vineyards came through his mother, a Pillot, and Jean-François is married to François Jobard's daughter, so they are quite intertwined with some of our other producers. The Poruzots comes from the rows next to Remi Jobard's. In terms of winemaking the Germains are always happy to let nature take its course, and in the vineyards they follow as natural a system of viticulture as possible (organic, not certified).
These are concentrated, tightly wound wines from one of Burgundy's coldest cellars. Alcoholic fermentations can take months and the malolactics are often late, so they have always gone for long élevage in old barrels, always for two winters, and the Premiers Crus usually for 22 months. Slow to develop, they show wonderful crystalline purity. New wood is used very sparingly, just to replace barrels sold when they get to ten years old.
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2020 MEURSAULT 1er Cru Poruzot Dessus Élevage Prolongée Domaine Rémi Jobard
Côte d'Or Burgundy France 13% White
Chardonnay.
Rémi continues to experiment with longer élevages, this wine being kept an extra year in wood - it will be fined and filtered in December 2022 for bottling in January. It's a huge and slow-moving...(read more)
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