2020 Meursault Les Vireuils, Domaine Moissenet-Bonnard

Producer: Domaine Moissenet-Bonnard Wine: 2020 Meursault "Les Vireuils" - Certified HVE3 Varietal: 100% Chardonnay Plots: Les Vireuils" comes from the Old French "virots", "vire", referring to plots hugging the curve of the slope. Its 50-year-old vines face south by south-east at an altitude of 300 metres.  The plot overlooks the village of Meursault, giving us a 180° view of the white wine villages (Monthelie, Auxey-Duresses, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet). Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand and sorted; they are gently pressed with a pneumatic press; this is followed by a 36-hour clarification phase then barrelling in oak barrels (30% of which are new), where the alcoholic fermentation takes place. Ageing will takes 12 months, with stirring (batonnage) every 15 days for 5 months. Tasting Notes: In its youth, notes of white flowers (acacia) and citrus fruits (lemons), and delicate minerality dominate this Meursault, gold with hints of green, giving it an agreeable freshness. O