Meursault -Charmes - 1st Cru - 2022 - Henri Germain & Fils - 0.75L

An exceptional Chardonnay, reflecting the prestigious terroir of Meursault with elegance and complexity.

📋 Features

• Name : Meursault 1st CRU​
• Grape variety (s) : 100% Chardonnay​
• Vintage : 2022​
• Certification : Rational viticulture​
• Terroir : "Charms" plot located at the bottom of the hill, deep clay-limestone floors​
• Vinification & breeding : Manual harvesting, fermentation in oak barrels with native yeasts, 22-month breeding in barrels (20-30% new), switching down without filtration​
• Alcohol : 13%​

🍇 Tasting notes

• Dress : Pale, shiny and limpid gilded yellow​
• Nose : Complex aromas of white flesh fruits (pear, fishing), floral notes (hawthorn, acacia), touches of grilled hazelnut and fresh butter​
• Mouth : Ample and generous, with beautiful freshness, silky texture, marked minerality, harmonious balance​
• Final : Long and persistent, with notes of dried fruit and a subtle salinity​

🍴 Potting & Wine agreements

Ideal with:

• Crustaceans : Roasted lobster with tarragon butter, langoustines with saffron sauce​
• Pisces : Turbot Dutch sauce, line bar in salt crust​
• Poultry : Powdery with morels, supreme poultry with yellow wine cream​
• Dishes : Risotto with white truffles, white asparagus muslin sauce​
• Cheeses : County 36 months old, alpine Beaufort​

🗓 Aging potential

To taste now for its freshness and aromatic shine, but will be able to evolve until 2035, developing even more depth and complexity.​

🏰 Domain presentation

The Henri Germain et Fils estate, founded in 1973 and located in Meursault, is recognized for its rigorous and respectful approach to the vine. Practicing reasoned viticulture with biodynamic influences, the field is committed to producing wines faithfully reflecting their terroir. The Meursault 1st Cru "Charmes" 2022 is a pure expression of this know-how, combining aromatic richness and mineral finesse.