Domaine Pernot Belicard Meursault Vielles Vignes 2024 HALF

Description

Meursault vineyards sit just to the north of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, in Burgundy’s sub-region of Cote de Beaune. Many rate these as the finest whites in the world given the impressive purity and depth of flavour they can achieve. And Philippe Pernot’s Meursault is a great example. It’s a beautifully expressive white Burgundy, fresh but rounded in texture, able to be opened and enjoyed now but capable of ageing should you require.

TASTING NOTES: In 2024, which was a cooler and more classic vintage of Burgundy, there is a lovely, fresh, crystalline character to Philippe’s wines, with lemon and apple notes, a hint of stone fruit and some subtle spice and nut characters from barrel ageing. It’s a beautifully balanced wine with 13% alcohol, medium body and delicious fruit flavours. Sourced from exceptional old vines, aged between 50 and 80 years, the wine possesses remarkable depth and concentration. Distinct in style from the Puligny, just a touch fuller-bodied, it is equally compelling, an elegant expression of Meursault that perfectly illustrates why Burgundy continues to captivate lovers of the world’s finest white wines.

FOOD PAIRING, STORING AND SERVICE:  Great with a sunday roast or dinner, and if you’re cooking to impress! Also pair with cured meats such as ham, sheep’s cheese or a creamy dessert. It’s great for drinking now or will keep well till 2030 easily in half bottle.

ABOUT: Philippe Pernot married Madame Belicard, hence the name of the Pernot-Belicard domaine. The vineyards are hers, but he farms them and makes the wines, and will add his own vineyards to the mix on inheriting them from his father, another well-respected local farmer, Paul Pernot. Meursault has a reputation for being richer than the two other appellations above, with a slightly nutty flavour, but in reality it really does depend on the work in the vineyard and the winemaker, and the style they want to achieve. This Meursault is a ‘Vieilles’ Vignes’ ie a wine from old vines; in fact the grapes were grown on two different vineyard parcels, one named Les Pellans which was planted in 1988, and one, Les Pelles Dessus, which was planted all the way back in 1946!  The grapes were harvested by hand, pressed and then put straight into oak barrels for fermentation (20% of which were new oak barrels) and malo-lactic fermentation, followed by ageing. The wine was aged in total for 16 months before a light filtration and fining, and then bottling.