Name: Domaine du Four Bassot - Mercurey Le Crêt Blanc - 2023
Brand: Le Goût du Vin
Price: 35.0 EUR
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Domaine du Four Bassot - Mercurey Le Crêt Blanc - 2023

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Description of Domaine du Four Bassot

Domaine du Four Bassot, nestled in the heart of Burgundy, is renowned for its commitment to respectful viticulture and meticulous winemaking, aiming to best express the distinctive qualities of each plot. The estate produces wines with a deep respect for the terroir and a passion for the unique character of each grape variety.

Description of the Cuvée Mercurey Le Crêt Blanc

The Cuvée Mercurey Le Crêt Blanc is made from the Chardonnay grape variety, grown on the “Le Crêt” plot which is characterized by its limestone soil and good exposure. This specific terroir gives the wine a marked minerality and exemplary freshness. Carefully aged in oak barrels, this white wine combines aromatic richness and structural elegance, reflecting a perfect balance between fruity and woody notes.

Aromas of the Cuvée

This white Mercurey reveals a complex bouquet where aromas of white-fleshed fruits, such as pear and peach, mingle with floral touches and a light vanilla provided by barrel aging. The minerality of the terroir is also felt, adding a flinty dimension which ennobles the aromatic profile.

Characteristics of the Cuvée

Grape variety: Chardonnay
Profile: Mercurey Le Crêt Blanc is a well-balanced wine, offering refreshing acidity and roundness on the palate that make it both accessible and complex. The wood notes are well integrated, which allows it to maintain great freshness while having a structure suitable for aging.
Aging Potential: With its excellent structure and balance, this wine can age gracefully, developing richer and more complex nuances over the years.

Pairings with this Cuvée

This Chardonnay is ideal to accompany seafood, fish dishes in sauce, or creamy cheeses. Its liveliness and complexity also make it an excellent choice for elaborate starters or gourmet salads.

Where are we traveling?

Burgundy is a real adventure land for wine lovers! Supported by a predominantly continental climate, Burgundy wines draw their unique character from diverse influences — continental, Mediterranean and oceanic — which intertwine to create a symphony of incomparable flavors. It is this climatic fusion that allows each Burgundy Grand Cru to reveal aromas and flavors that some consider to be the best in the world. From north to south, each Burgundian wine region, from Chablis to Mâconnais, benefits from its own microclimate. In Chablis, winegrowers combat spring frosts by wrapping the vines in a protective cocoon of frozen water. On the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune, the hills capture the sunlight, generating hot summers which fill the grapes with sunshine, while the Mâconnais benefits from an almost Mediterranean climate, less prone to frost and drier. This mix of climatic conditions, combined with a diverse geology with more than 400 different soil types, gives each Burgundy wine its own identity. Each bottle is a story of terroir, a story of land and climate, an invitation to explore the rich wine heritage of Burgundy.

The little history of the country

Burgundy

France, home of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, is undoubtedly the most important wine producing country in the world. For centuries, it produced wine in greater quantities than any other country. Wine is ingrained in French culture at almost every level of society; it is the drink of the elite and the common people, and a key symbol of Roman Catholicism, the majority religion in France. The diversity of French wines is due, in large part, to the country's wide variety of climates.

Mercurey Le Crêt Blanc 2023