Since the Cistercian era, exceptional white wines have been produced on this legendary terroir. Indeed, the appellation goes back to 1098 – the year the famous Cîteaux Abbey was founded. At that time, the monks had a few vines in the commune, and they quickly discovered how to develop their wonderful potential. The nature of the Meursault soils offers exceptional variety.
This explains why the different soils of the appellation offer unparalleled diversity and richness, even if orientation towards the sun is mostly homogeneous.
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Appellation village – Côte de Beaune
The vineyards of MJ TRICOT are entrusted to the house of Bouchard Père et Fils, providing the extensive expertise of its winemakers and cellar master to create products of excellence.
- Harvest: manual, in small 13 kg boxes; careful manual sorting of each cluster.
- Vinification : pressing in two phases – evacuation of the first juices, then pressing in two-hour cycles.
- Maturing : 8 to 10 months in French oak barrels, using 10% new barrels depending on the vintage, then 2 to 3 months in stainless steel vats.
- Ageing : in the cellars of the ancient Beaune castle, that provide natural conditions perfectly suited to the Premiers Crus.
- Tasting note : very aromatic bouquet with notes of fruits and flowers. Fragrant on the palate, this wine remains rich and sweet without any heaviness. Good laying down potential.
- Food pairing : fish and creamy poultry.
- Serving temperature : between 12 °C and 14 °C
- Laying down potential : 5 years or more
- Variety : Chardonnay
- Orientation : from east to south-west
- Acreage of the appellation : 1.2699 hectares
- Average parcel age : 44 years