Meursault 1er Cru sous le Dos d’Âne – 2015
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Vineyard Profile
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Definition of sous le Dos d’Âne: Below the ridgeline sloping on each side
- Appellation: Burgundy
- Location: 1 parcel in Meursault
- Cultivation: 100% biodynamic
- Size: 1.26 hectares (3.11 acres)
- Vine Age: Planted 1995 and 2004
- Soil: Calcareous clay
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Vintage Report
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Ripeness monitored parcel-by-parcel for optimal harvest date
Hand-harvested with grape sorting
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Vinification
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Long, gentle pneumatic pressing, “débourbage,” or “settling of the juice,” over 24 hours; then racking and running the must into cask
Alcoholic fermentation in oak casks, 22% new (maximum 1/3 Vosges, minimum 2/3 allier)
After 12 months in cask, the wine was aged an additional 6 months in tank, then prepared for bottling
Homeopathic fining and very light filtering at bottling, if necessary
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Reviews
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Meursault 1er Cru sous le Dos d’Âne – 2015 – 93 points – Wine Spectator
“Racy, with a minerally underpinning and floral, apple and lime blossom flavors. Balanced in a steely way, showing plenty of stone, citrus and spice notes on the finish.”
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Meursault 1er Cru sous le Dos d’Âne – 2015 – 90-92 points – Burghound
"There is a touch of matchstick character to the floral and citrus aromas that introduce the intense, well-detailed and nicely concentrated flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the clean, dry and focused finale. This should drink well after only a few years of age but repay 6 to 8."