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Vincent Girardin Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes-Dessus 2021 750ml

size
750ml
country
France
region
Burgundy
appellation
Cote De Beaune
subappellation
Meursault
WA
93
BH
93
VM
92
Additional vintages
2021 2020 2014
WA
93
Rated 93 by Wine Advocate
The 2021 Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Dessus stands out this year, unwinding in the glass with notes of sweet yellow orchard fruit mingled with waxy citrus, pear and pastry. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and fleshy, it's racy and tensile, with excellent density and a long, saline finish. ... More details
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Vincent Girardin Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes-Dessus 2021 750ml

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WA
93
BH
93
VM
92
WA
93
Rated 93 by Wine Advocate
The 2021 Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Dessus stands out this year, unwinding in the glass with notes of sweet yellow orchard fruit mingled with waxy citrus, pear and pastry. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and fleshy, it's racy and tensile, with excellent density and a long, saline finish.
BH
93
Rated 93 by Burghound
90-93 A very Meursault nose combines notes of hazelnut and acacia blossom with those of citrus peel and white orchard fruit, all of which is trimmed in enough wood to notice. There is an excellent sense of underlying tension to the utterly delicious medium weight flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the citrusy, sneaky long and youthfully austere finish. This is sufficiently firm to repay up to a decade of keeping. In a word, lovely.
VM
92
Rated 92 by Vinous Media
90-92 The 2021 Meursault Les Charmes-Dessus 1er Cru has an attractive bouquet with linden, grilled hazelnut and light chalk dust scents that unfurl with time in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a slightly tangy opening, fine acidity and much more character than the Meursault-Blagny with a persistent, orange rind and marmalade-tinged finish. Very fine.
Winery
The palate is opulent between tension and finesse whil leaving a fresh and mineral finish. Good and strong structure in mouth.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
France
region
Burgundy
appellation
Cote De Beaune
subappellation
Meursault
Additional vintages
2021 2020 2014
Overview
The 2021 Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Dessus stands out this year, unwinding in the glass with notes of sweet yellow orchard fruit mingled with waxy citrus, pear and pastry. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and fleshy, it's racy and tensile, with excellent density and a long, saline finish.
green grapes

Varietal: Chardonnay

There are few white wine grape varietals as famous or widely appreciated as the Chardonnay, and with good reason. This highly flexible and adaptable grape quickly became a favorite of wineries due to its fairly neutral character. This neutrality allows the wineries to really show off what they are capable of doing, by allowing features of their terroir or aging process to come forward in the bottle. As well as this, most high quality wineries which produce Chardonnay wines take great efforts to induce what is known as malolactic fermentation, which is the conversion of tart malic acids in the grapes to creamy, buttery lactic acids associated with fine Chardonnay. Whilst the popularity of Chardonnay wines has fluctuated quite a considerable amount over the past few decades, it seems the grape varietal allows enough experimentation and versatility for it always to make a successful comeback.
barrel

Region: Burgundy

The beautiful region of Burgundy in France is famously home to some of the most exquisite red wines to be found anywhere on earth, and is most commonly associated with the silky, elegant and flavorful Pinot Noir varietal wines which are commonly produced there. However, the superb and mineral rich soils fed by the Rhone river, and the long hot summers and mild autumns of the region produce a wide variety of fine grapes, and as such, Burgundy produces plenty of different wines which are equally as good as the produce the region is famed for. The region of Burgundy itself has a wine-making history which stretches back at least two thousand years, and as such, it comes as no surprise that the wineries which fill the dozens of controlled appellations of the region rely heavily on traditional methods and techniques when it comes to producing their famous wines.
fields

Country: France

France is renowned across the globe for its quality wines and the careful expertise which goes into making them, but what is truly remarkable about this relatively small country is the vast range of wines it produces in such huge amounts each year. Not only are the finest red wines in the world said to come from the beautiful regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy, but elsewhere in the country we find the Champagne region, and areas such as the Rhone Valley and the Loire, whose white wines consistently receive awards and accolades by the plenty. This range is a result of the great variety of climatic conditions and terrain found in France, coupled with generations of wine makers working within single appellations. Their knowledge of specific terroirs and grape varieties has, over time, perfected the production of wines within their region, and the end results continue to impress the world to this day.
bottle and glass

Appellation: Cote De Beaune

Anyone who knows anything about fine white wines, and especially fine Chardonnay wines, will surely tell you that there is nowhere on earth quite as impressive as Cote De Beaune when it comes to this particular grape varietal. This beautiful part of the Cote d'Or has been producing many of the world's finest Chardonnay wines for centuries, and their blend of traditional and modern techniques mean that their reputation has been upheld and maintained in the twenty-first century. However, it isn't all about white wine in Cote De Beaune, as the area also produces vast amounts of characterful and interesting red wines, predominantly made from the Pinot Noir grape. Cote De Beaune Pinot Noir tends to be lighter and fruitier than others, and absolutely delicious.
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Varietal: Chardonnay

There are few white wine grape varietals as famous or widely appreciated as the Chardonnay, and with good reason. This highly flexible and adaptable grape quickly became a favorite of wineries due to its fairly neutral character. This neutrality allows the wineries to really show off what they are capable of doing, by allowing features of their terroir or aging process to come forward in the bottle. As well as this, most high quality wineries which produce Chardonnay wines take great efforts to induce what is known as malolactic fermentation, which is the conversion of tart malic acids in the grapes to creamy, buttery lactic acids associated with fine Chardonnay. Whilst the popularity of Chardonnay wines has fluctuated quite a considerable amount over the past few decades, it seems the grape varietal allows enough experimentation and versatility for it always to make a successful comeback.
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Region: Burgundy

The beautiful region of Burgundy in France is famously home to some of the most exquisite red wines to be found anywhere on earth, and is most commonly associated with the silky, elegant and flavorful Pinot Noir varietal wines which are commonly produced there. However, the superb and mineral rich soils fed by the Rhone river, and the long hot summers and mild autumns of the region produce a wide variety of fine grapes, and as such, Burgundy produces plenty of different wines which are equally as good as the produce the region is famed for. The region of Burgundy itself has a wine-making history which stretches back at least two thousand years, and as such, it comes as no surprise that the wineries which fill the dozens of controlled appellations of the region rely heavily on traditional methods and techniques when it comes to producing their famous wines.
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Country: France

France is renowned across the globe for its quality wines and the careful expertise which goes into making them, but what is truly remarkable about this relatively small country is the vast range of wines it produces in such huge amounts each year. Not only are the finest red wines in the world said to come from the beautiful regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy, but elsewhere in the country we find the Champagne region, and areas such as the Rhone Valley and the Loire, whose white wines consistently receive awards and accolades by the plenty. This range is a result of the great variety of climatic conditions and terrain found in France, coupled with generations of wine makers working within single appellations. Their knowledge of specific terroirs and grape varieties has, over time, perfected the production of wines within their region, and the end results continue to impress the world to this day.
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Appellation: Cote De Beaune

Anyone who knows anything about fine white wines, and especially fine Chardonnay wines, will surely tell you that there is nowhere on earth quite as impressive as Cote De Beaune when it comes to this particular grape varietal. This beautiful part of the Cote d'Or has been producing many of the world's finest Chardonnay wines for centuries, and their blend of traditional and modern techniques mean that their reputation has been upheld and maintained in the twenty-first century. However, it isn't all about white wine in Cote De Beaune, as the area also produces vast amounts of characterful and interesting red wines, predominantly made from the Pinot Noir grape. Cote De Beaune Pinot Noir tends to be lighter and fruitier than others, and absolutely delicious.