After the trials of 2021, the 2022 vintage stands out for its generosity and quality. Later budbreak spared the Mercurey vineyard from April’s last frosts.
The vines then came through a summer of successive heatwaves, broken by a few welcome rains. Those episodes let the grapes concentrate steadily and reach, by late August, a fine balance between sugar and acidity.
That balance runs through every wine on the estate. The whites are rich, round and expressive, on fresh fruit, with a clean attack and fine freshness carried by well-present acidity.
The reds show real intensity, in colour as in aroma. They combine the power of ripe fruit, red or black, with a supple structure. The tannins are silky and well melded, carried by fine density. The palate is generous, the finish long and balanced.
This vintage brings out everything Chardonnay can give and all the finesse of Pinot Noir. A rare year, marked by precision and elegance.
In 2022 the harvest ran from 25 August to 3 September.
The vintage 2022
Mercurey white
This parcel yields a precise, straight, thoroughbred and mineral wine. The aromas favour finesse over exuberance, evolving over time towards dried fruit, citrus, white flowers and acacia. The palate is taut and linear, then lingers and opens with time.
Chardonnay
CellaringUp to 7 years
1er cruMercurey white
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
Mercurey white
This cuvée is made to be drunk young and fruit-forward, showing all the finesse of Chardonnay. Tension, ageing and minerality align, with praline flavours underlined by delicate oak.
Chardonnay
CellaringUp to 3 years
Mercurey red
A supple, lively Pinot Noir with a sleek profile. Crisp and tangy, already generous and fleshy, carried by smooth ripe fruit. A cuvée to enjoy young, for its freshness and drive.
Pinot noir
Cellaring2 to 5 years
1er cruMercurey red
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
1er cruMercurey red
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
1er cruMercurey red
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
1er cruMercurey red
This special cuvée, from a parcel of vines over a hundred years old, gives a dense, concentrated, sappy wine, yet one that preserves finesse and fruit. A pulpy juice with a nervy sap running through it; its tannic grip on the finish signals real ageing potential.
Pinot noir
Cellaring5 to 10 years
Mercurey red
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
Mercurey red
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
The critics
Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
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