Château de Meursault Savigny-Lès-Beaune White 2023
- 0.75L | 13.0%
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Château de Meursault Savigny-Lès-Beaune White 2023
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Château de Meursault Savigny-Lès-Beaune Blanc 2023 Savigny-Lès-Beaune, France
Château de Meursault Savigny-Lès-Beaune Blanc 2023 is a refined white Burgundy for Chardonnay lovers who appreciate freshness, roundness, and subtle oak. This wine comes from Savigny-Lès-Beaune, in the northern part of the Côte de Beaune, and beautifully demonstrates how a cooler, later terroir within Burgundy can give a white wine extra tension and precision. Savigny-Lès-Beaune is a village appellation. What is a village appellation? It is a village appellation that ranks above regional Burgundy and directly links the wine to a specific village with its own style and reputation.
Vineyards and region
This white Burgundy derives its character from a cool location within one of the most famous parts of the Côte de Beaune.
- Location / Origin: The wine comes from Savigny-Lès-Beaune, in the Côte de Beaune in Burgundy. Within the domain, this is an origin on the northern side of the area, a later terroir known for particularly fresh white wines.
- Vineyard area: Château de Meursault manages 2.6 hectares here for this appellation. This gives this cuvée a distinct, individual foundation within the broader holdings of the domain.
- Soil: The subsoil consists of clay, limestone, and gravel. This combination gives Chardonnay here both breadth and a tauter line, precisely what you look for in a serious white Savigny-Lès-Beaune.
- Exposure: The plots are located on a southeastern exposure, higher up on the slope. This helps combine sufficient ripeness with the preservation of freshness and finesse.
Vinification and aging
In the cellar, Château de Meursault opts for a classic approach that builds texture without overpowering the origin.
- Harvest & Selection: After manual selection, pressing and settling follow, so that only clean and precise material goes into fermentation. This meticulous start perfectly suits the refined style of this wine.
- Fermentation: Alcoholic fermentation lasts 10 days and takes place in oak barrels. This gives the wine extra breadth and a beautifully integrated touch of oak from the start.
- Aging / Oak aging: The wine then ages for 12 months on its lees, with 25% new oak barrels and the rest being 1 or 2-year-old barrels. During the first 6 months, bâtonnage is applied twice a month, which provides extra richness, texture, and complexity.
Grape composition
This is all about 1 grape that can produce a particularly refined white Burgundy in Savigny-Lès-Beaune.
- 100% Chardonnay – Savigny-Lès-Beaune: Chardonnay forms the complete basis here and gives the wine its combination of fresh tension, round attack, and subtly oak-supported depth. In this origin, it yields a style that remains elegant yet has good volume.
Tasting notes and serving suggestions
In the glass, you taste and smell yellow fruit, toasted bread, and a fine hint of oak. The palate feels supple and generous, with beautiful freshness, good volume, and a taut tension that gives the wine length. This makes it a classic white Burgundy that has immediate charm yet retains sufficient seriousness.
- Serving temperature: 10–12 °C is best here, as this range beautifully brings out both the fresh tension and the creamy texture and refined oak influence.
- Dishes: Burgundian ham in persillé style, mushroom ravioli, and a terrine of pickled vegetables pair particularly well with this. A nice seafood platter also works very well with this style.
Accolades
- 90/100, Bourgogne Aujourd’hui (2023): A strong rating that nicely confirms the quality of this vintage within its appellation.
- 89–91/100, Jasper Morris (2023): A promising range for a serious village Burgundy with clear class and origin.
- 4.1 stars, Vivino: An excellent score that proves this wine is widely appreciated by wine lovers.
More information about Château de Meursault
Château de Meursault is one of the most famous estates in the Côte de Beaune and currently works with 67 hectares, divided over more than 100 plots, including 6 Grands Crus and 20 Premiers Crus. The estate carries a history of almost 1000 years, underwent a major restoration in 1973 under André Boisseaux, and came into the hands of the Halley family at the end of 2012, who further focused on the expression of the great Burgundian terroirs. Precisely this combination of history, scale, and precision gives this Savigny-Lès-Beaune Blanc extra weight.
Product details
| Alcohol content | 13.0% |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0.75L |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Sub-region | Côte de Beaune |
| Appellation | Livermore |
| Producer | Chateau de Meursault |
| Varietal(s) | Chardonnay |
| Oak aging | Yes, 12 months in oak barrels, of which approximately 15% new wood |
| Ideal serving temperature ? | 10° - 12°C |
