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Vintage:

2016

Composition:

100% Chardonnay

2016 Ballot-Millot Meursault-Charmes, 1er Cru, Burgundy, France (750ml)   

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Ripe and baked yellow apple, slightly bruised fruit and sweet oak co-mingle in this classc example os fine Meursault. Some bottle age has given the wine additional complexity and richness.

The story at this fine domaine is one you encounter more often now in Burgundy. In 2001, a young and motivated vigneron named Charles Ballot took over for his father. Like many talented young winemakers, he wanted to raise the bar and leave his mark. The domaine already had a good reputation from his father’s day, and had been around quite a long time as the family had started to amass vineyards in Meursault starting at the end of the 17th century. They were also privileged to possess holdings in five Premier Crus in Meursault, including the famed Perrières and Charmes, plus Genevrières, Bouchères and Poruzots, not to mention small 1er Cru holdings in the villages of Chassagne, Volnay, Pommard and Beaune. His first tasks were to reduce yields and move away from chemical/systemic treatments to more natural ones. A slightly more complex nose combines notes of hazelnut, pear and acacia blossom. The richer and more voluminous medium-bodied flavors possess a caressing mouth feel while delivering fine length on the citrus-inflected finish. This wine still has good minerality and gaining bottle age.

Vintage:

2016

Composition:

100% Chardonnay