2007 Burgundy – Ambrosial Meursault
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Our hosts at Domaine Bernard-Bonin, Véronique as bohemian as
ever
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If the wines of Puligny have all the drama of an epic
poem and those of Chassagne the wildness of Ted
Hughes at his bucolic best, the liquids emanating
from Meursault drip mellifluously from the pen of one
of the romantics. This is not blank verse; rather it
shines with elegant metre. These are wines of sheer
and unashamed enjoyment.
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Domaine
Buisson-Charles
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My first visit here and one to which I was greatly
looking forward. A mention of the domaine in other
cellars had produced universal and favourable
comment: not something that's especially common in
Burgundy. The estate is tiny - a scant 12 acres are
exploited - and the quality is very high, at least
partially because most of the vineyards are seriously
antique.
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I spoke to someone in Burgundy who recently attended
a tasting in Beaune to which vignerons brought their own
bottles for others to try. 20 year-old examples from
this cellar were still fresh as a daisy, by all
accounts.
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| Vintage |
Wine |
Drink dates |
Case size |
Price
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Notes |
Order |
| 2007 |
Meursault Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Buisson-Charles, Burgundy, France |
2010-2013 |
12x75cl |
£210.00 |
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Meursault 1er Cru Les Bouches Chères, Domaine Buisson-Charles, Burgundy, France |
2012-2018 |
12x75cl |
£360.00 |
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Domaine Bernard-Bonin
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This is the estate that was named Michelot
Mère et Fille. Véronique’s
exuberant style of dress is belied by the style of
her wines which exude confidence, precision and
purity. I love them.
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Meursault boasts a couple of storming lieus
dits in Tillets and Narvaux. They lie next to one
another on the slope above the strip of Premiers
Crus. A lieu dit is a vineyard that, whilst
not deemed to be of cru quality, has sufficiently
lofty terroir to deserve a name of its own that may
be included in the labelling.
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Domaine Philippe Chavy
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Like the Michelots, there
are a great many Chavys
making wine in this neck of the woods. I like
Philippe's wines the best. They have a precision and
tension that I find deeply exciting.
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Good work for a Burgundian
tiler…
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