Early 2023 saw temperatures yo-yo, which slowed budbreak.
Summer was punctuated by storms and heat spikes, which brought the grapes to fine ripeness, concentrating sugars and promising real quality.
That potential, born of a fine summer, brought the first secateurs out on 5 September 2023. Volume and quality mark the 2023 vintage: the whites show attractive oak with tension and freshness.
Barrel ageing is there but fresh and well integrated, giving fine balance. The village reds are fresh, on tart red berries, and very elegant.
The red crus are aromatically expressive, on the generous side, with silky tannins that lend sweetness of fruit and good volume.
An expressive vintage, with fine aromatics in both white and red.
The vintage 2023
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
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
1er cruMercurey red
A wine of great energy and suppleness, richly fruited, wrapped in very silky tannins. A rich nose of black fruit, spice and a liquorice note. The palate is concentrated and generous, juicy fruit balanced by salinity. Medium-term keeping.
Pinot noir
Cellaring4 to 7 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
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
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
The critics
Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne
Bourgogne Aujourd’hui
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