Meursault “Le Limozin” 2022 – Jean-Claude Boisset

The grapes to produce the Meursault “Le Limozin” Jean-Claude Boisset were harvested by hand into perforated 20kg crates, then whole bunch pressed for 2.5 hours. The temperature of the must dropped down to 12°C, then it was transferred directly into barrels without settling, for a long fermentation with natural yeasts. The wine was aged without racking off and no stirring accentuated the mineral qualities of the wine, 25% of the barrels were new French, with a delicate toasting. The wine was lightly filtered before bottling.

With nearly 400 hectares of vines, Meursault is a key appellation in Burgundy. The fairly gentle slopes at 260m above sea level have easterly exposure. Soil here is mostly clay with limestone. Of the thirty or so climats, with their good hillside location, a few are famed for their exceptional white village wines. ‘Le Limozin’, named after the stream En Limosin that used to flow near the vineyard, is an excellent example. Often described as ‘a Premier Cru dressed as Village’, Limozin is located close to Charmes. The vines here are single Guyot trained and up to 80 years old, making it one of the oldest sites in the appellation, with yields of approximately 45 hectolitres per hectare.