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Meursault Les Cras 1er cru, Buisson-Charles 2022 En Primeur - Case of 3



£270.00 Sold Out


Les Cras has the same chalky soils as Corton, and Buisson-Charles is one of just three growers here. An immediate sense of tension on the nose, very fresh and direct, with notes of pressed white flowers and delicate oily citrus. Powerful and rich, almost creamy but very bright and tense with some lemon citrus, taut mineral bite, opening out to something more textured, with a warming gingery note and long flavours of meal, toast and honey. 5-15 years.

£270.00 Sold Out

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Details

France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune

Still White

100% Chardonnay

Dry and full

Environmentally friendly

Drink or Keep

2022

Chicken, Roast

75cl

Buisson-Charles

One gets the impression that Patrick Essa likes to ruffle a few feathers, and why not!

He believes passionately that too much Meursault is harvested too early and is too lemony as a result. His picking dates are invariably later than most of his peers and therefore Buisson-Charles wines are more akin to the richer styles of Meursault of yore. In our book there is room for both styles. The domaine extends to 6.5 ha of vines, many of them old, which are worked organically but the estate is not certified, giving them scope to switch to conventional treatments in a disastrous year. The wines spend 12 months in oak, with just enough new wood to complement the fruit. The resulting wines are incredibly concentrated and can age remarkably well. Patrick is married to Catherine Buisson, for a long time combining his winemaking with his job as a sports teacher but has now swapped the touch lines for the cellar. Catherine’s father Michel used to run the domaine and in turn they have been joined by their son Louis. The family has been in Meursault for more than seven generations and occupy an old house in the village, the narrow courtyard being flower-filled in summer. Recent success has enabled them to buy the neighbouring house and knock its cellars into their own.

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