Meursault «La Barre Dessus»

This vineyard benefits from a south-west exposure and clay-limestone soils, producing rich and complex white wines with ripe fruit aromas and a lovely minerality. These wines are renowned for their elegance and ageing potential.

• Grape VarietyChardonnay
• Soil Clay with veins of limestone.
• LocationLocated in the heart of the “La Barre Dessus” vineyard, with a south-west exposure.
• Surface Area0.0909 hectares

After harvest, the grapes are crushed before being pressed. The must is left to settle for 24 hours in a stainless steel tank and is also cooled. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in barrels, as does malolactic fermentation. If necessary, the wine undergoes one or more bâtonnages (stirring of the lees).

This cuvée represents approximately 2 barrels, 50% of which are aged in new oak barrels sourced from French forests. The other barrel is aged in a one-year-old barrel. Fine lees are retained during ageing to add additional roundness and depth to the wine. After 9 months in barrels, the 2 barrels are racked and blended in stainless steel tanks, where they spend an additional 3 months before bottling.

Ageing potential: 5 to 10 years – Serving temperature: 12°C to 14°C