The vintage

2019

The magic of years ending in nine. The vintage was hot and dry, yet the wines show a freshness that will delight lovers of Burgundy, alongside a generosity that wins you over.

Volumes were below an average year, but the small yields gave the wines remarkable concentration and finesse.

The winter was mild, with above-average temperatures, so the growing cycle started early, with budbreak slightly ahead in some sectors.

Summer was very hot, but a little August rain helped the vines along.

The harvest ran from 10 to 20 September.

In white, this forthright vintage is marked by great aromatic purity and remarkable balance: brightness carries a real richness on the palate. In a gentle ruby, the Pinots show genuine elegance, with supple tannins and welcome freshness. The generosity comes from fruit that is already well defined.

2019 is a vintage still unfolding, with a fine harmony to it.

The vintage 2019

The wines singled out that year

7 wines were rated by the critics on the 2019 vintage.

Mercurey red

Les Chazeaux « Cuvée Suzanne »

A generous, fruit-forward wine of real depth, with an intense colour. Hugely expressive, it bursts on the palate, a village Mercurey with nothing to envy of a Premier Cru.

Pinot noir

Cellaring2 to 5 years

Bouteille de Mercurey Premier Cru Red Les Naugues, Domaine Raquillet

1^er cru

Mercurey red

Les Naugues

The southern exposure brings black fruit aromas to this Premier Cru, powerful yet round and fleshy. A sun-filled, generous wine, broad on the palate, with a fine texture that asks only to evolve slowly.

Pinot noir

Cellaring5 to 10 years

Mercurey red

Les Carabys

A generous, fruit-driven wine that reveals itself early. From a 60-year-old east-facing parcel on clay-limestone soils, it plays on depth and power.

Pinot noir

Cellaring2 to 5 years

Bouteille de Mercurey Premier Cru Red Les Vasées, Domaine Raquillet

1^er cru

Mercurey red

Les Vasées

The fruitiest and most supple of the estate’s Premiers Crus. A distinctly Pinot nose, a savoury, round palate with fine texture. Sappy and complete, with generous black fruit.

Pinot noir

Cellaring5 to 8 years

Mercurey red

Vieilles Vignes

Although made from old vines, this is a supple, generous wine with fresh fruit aromas and a smooth, silky texture. It opens up from its first year, the ageing kept light to preserve elegance. A wine of pure pleasure, enjoyable young.

Pinot noir

Cellaring4 to 6 years

Bouteille de Mercurey Premier Cru White Les Veleys, Domaine Raquillet

1^er cru

Mercurey white

Les Veleys

This cuvée gives a broader wine on the palate, opening quickly with floral notes. Supple yet fleshy, never heavy. Ample and rich, easy to drink, holding a fine balance between acidity and structure.

Chardonnay

Cellaring4 to 7 years

Bouteille de Mercurey Premier Cru Red Les Veleys, Domaine Raquillet

1^er cru

Mercurey red

Les Veleys

A wine for keeping, poised between power and structure, with very silky tannins and a mineral finish bringing freshness. It refines gradually towards a smoother texture after a few years, the most complete of the estate’s Premiers Crus.

Pinot noir

Cellaring5 to 10 years

The critics