Meursault Premier Cru white 2023 - "Charmes"
- White
- 75 cl
Meursault white 2023 Premier Cru "Les Charmes du Dessus", from the sought-after Domaine Buisson Charles.
This Premier Cru is a reference of Meursault, here in the excellent 2023 vintage.
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Meursault Premier Cru white 2023 - "Charmes"
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Complex
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Woody
Meursault Premier Cru Blanc 2023 - "Les Charmes du Dessus " - Domaine Buisson Charles
Produced from the prestigious Les Charmes du Dessus climate, one of Meursault's most sought-after Premiers Crus, this 2023 vintage of Domaine Buisson-Charles brilliantly illustrates the finesse and depth of the great terroirs of the Côte de Beaune.
Located in the upper part of the climate, this plot gives rise to a more tense and mineral wine, combining richness and elegance with remarkable precision.
The colour is adorned with a light and shiny gold. The nose, complex and refined, reveals aromas of white flowers, pear and peach, complemented by notes of citrus, fresh almond and a delicate buttery and toasted touch. On the palate, the attack is ample and silky, quickly balanced by a beautiful freshness and a chiselled mineral structure. The substance is dense but perfectly controlled, offering a long, pure and subtly saline finish.
A great gastronomic wine, it will ideally accompany shellfish, lobsters and langoustines, scallops, fish in sauce, poultry in cream or even mature cheeses.
Appellation : Meursault Premier Cru
Climate: Les Charmes du Dessus
Vintage : 2023
Domain : Buisson-Charles
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Region: Burgundy – Côte de Beaune
Maturation: in oak barrels, with a proportion of new wood
Ageing potential: 8 to 12 years
A Meursault 1er Cru of great precision, combining richness, tension and elegance, faithful to the pure and demanding style of Domaine Buisson-Charles.
Serving temperature:
12 to 14°
Sail through the Meursault Charmes du Dessus Plot:
food pairing
White Burgundy Wines Round and Powerful: Foie Gras, Creamy Sauce Fish, Grilled Sea fish, Lobsters, lobsters, Cream Poulardes, Civet Volailles, Epoisse, Roquefort, Bleu de Bresse
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Appellation
Premier Cru -
Type of Wine
Still -
Wine Making
Oak casks -
Grape Variety
Chardonnay -
Harvest
Manual -
Burgundy Region
Côte de Beaune -
Vintage
2023 -
Service
12 to 14 degrees -
Custody potential
2032 -
Degree of alcohol
14,5°
appellation
Meursault
Wine Characteristics
There are observable but minor differences between the wines of the different Climats (named plots). In most cases, Meursault is greeny-gold in colour or canary yellow, leaning towards bronze as it ages. Limpid and brilliant, it sometimes exhibits silvery highlights. Its bouquet has strong aromas of ripe grapes. The young wine is redolent of toasted almonds and hazelnuts in a floral (mayflower, elder, bracken, lime, verbena) and mineral (flint) setting. Butter, honey, and citrus fruits are also present. On the palate it is rich and fat with a cheerful and appealing taste of hazelnut. Unctuousness and freshness are in silky balance. Long and structured, it needs time to mature - this is a great white wine for laying down.
Wine Steward’s Tip
Its aromatic power and exceptional balance between fat and acidity make it an aristocrat among burgundies. Unsurprisingly, it has a natural affinity with noble and fine-textured fish or meat, which it can match without overpowering. It performs a similar feat with joints of veal or poultry in white sauce, which are rendered sublime by the wine’s unctuous texture and long, distinguished acidity. Still better are grilled lobster, crawfish, or king prawns in sauce - dishes whose aromatic intensity and crisp texture match the lively and supple balance of the wine. Even blue cheeses and foie gras take to it immediately.
Serving temperature: 12 to 14°C.
Situation
The hard Comblanchian limestone which disappears deep underground around Nuits-Saint-Georges reappears here where, as one moves southward, red wines give way to whites. Nowhere in the Côte de Beaune does the
Chardonnay grape do better than it does here. Along the village streets are a succession of little houses belonging to the vineyard workers, mixed with more imposing dwellings. The stone-work on the 53 metre-high church tower looks like it could be the work of fairies. The excellent soils were planted with vines by the monks of Cîteaux as early as 1098. A small amount of red wine is produced here, though white definitely dominates. Meursault’s appellation of origin status dates from 1937.
Terroirs
The best soils are found at heights of 260 metres with exposures along an arc between East and South. They consist of Jurassic marls and marly limestones.
There are some patches of magnesian limestone. The ancient callovien limestone and argovien marls shave the crus.
Source : https://www.bourgogne-wines.com
Estate
Domaine Buisson Charles - Meursault
Today managed by Catherine Buisson and Louis Essa, the Buisson-Charles estate, of modest size - 6.3 hectares - has been cultivating for several generations plots located on the finage of Meursault which it completes, in ownership with the Volnay and Pommard crus, as well as through its trading activity with Corton and Chambertin for its red wines as well as Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, Chablis Premier Cru and Grand Cru, Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru and Corton-Charlemagne in whites.
