Domaine P & M Jacqueson

Bouzeron 'Les Corderes'

Name: Mercurey 1er Cru 'Les Champs Martin'
Brand: Domaine P & M Jacqueson
Price: 1432 ZAR
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Aligoté from Burgundy, France

R796

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Bouzeron “Les Cordères” comes from vines planted in 1937 on a northwest-facing slope just south of the village of Bouzeron. The local clonal variety (Aligoté dorée) differs from the typical Aligoté grown on the Côte d’Or, with a yellow skin as opposed to green, and is typically “sweeter” at harvest. The vineyard’s indirect exposure to the sun throughout the growing season ensures the grapes a long, slow maturation, which is ideal for an early-ripening variety like Aligoté. The resulting wine is stony and structured, with underlying ripe fruit flavours of yellow citrus and green apple.

Citrus

Green Apple

Minerality

Oak

Manual harvest, sorting, direct pressing, settling by gravity and alcoholic fermentation in barrels. Vinification and production of white wines The harvest is done exclusively by hand. The grapes are sorted from the vine. Then they are brought to the vat room and pressed directly by a pneumatic press. The pressing cycle depends on the vintages, the year and the health status. The juices collected are tasted and analyzed. Depending on the vintage, the first juices are discarded. The musts are then vatted and settled naturally by decantation. After 24 hours or 36 hours, we extract the clear juices and some “golden” lees, rich in nutrients, to funnel them directly into barrels where the alcoholic fermentation will take place. Batonnage is not systematic and depends on the vintages and vintages.

Domaine P & M Jacqueson

Domaine Jacqueson consists now of 18 hectares of vines, mostly in Rully, but also 5 in Mercurey and some in Bouzeron. The grapes are harvested by hand and vinified in classical fashion, before an élevage in barrel (up to 25% new wood). Under Paul, and now by his children, Marie and Pierre, the domaine has become adept at a sophisticated use of barrels, the élevage here is key to the quality they consistently achieve, and this rubs off on the négociant 'Cuvée Sélection' which is always beautifully finished.